Wata no kunihoshi (Planet of Cotton)

[Machine Translation] Shojo manga artist Yumiko Oshima's fantastic masterpiece has been reborn in beautiful colors and melodies in this animated, low-priced version! The film has been soft-printed in Vista size, the same size as when it was released in theaters. The comic "Cotton Country Star" by Yumiko Oshima lyrically depicts a world where everyday life and dreams blend together through the eyes of an adorable anthropomorphic kitten. This fantasy masterpiece, which freshly depicts the excitement of "living," has been highly acclaimed not only in the manga world but also in many other fields as a milestone in girls' manga, which is said to have undergone a revolution in the 1970s. In 1984, Mushi Productions adapted this gem of a masterpiece, still loved and read by many, into an animated feature film. Oshima Yumiko herself took part in the screenplay and expressed the delicate world of the manga in the film. The warmth of the animated version of "Cotton Star" is created through the gentle use of halftone colors and the fantastic beauty of the images. --Chibi-neko, a two-month-old female cat, is picked up by a ronin, Tokio Suwano, who believes that she will one day transform into a human and be united with Tokio. However, Rafiel, a beautiful silver cat, tells her that cats cannot become human... Music by world-famous pianist Richard Clayderman. Commentary included.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: promo footage, production material

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少女漫画家・大島弓子の幻の名作が、美しい色彩とメロディに包まれて生まれ変わったアニメーション、低価格化版の登場!! 劇場公開時と同じビスタサイズでのソフト化。 愛らしく擬人化された仔猫の目を通して、日常と夢の溶け合う世界をリリカルに描いた、大島弓子のコミック『綿の国星』。「生きること」の感動を新鮮に描き出し、70年代に革命されたといわれる少女漫画のひとつの到達点として、漫画界のみならず、多方面から評価されたファンタジーの傑作。今もなお多くの人々に愛読されているこの珠玉の名作を、1984年、虫プロダクションが劇場アニメーション化。大島弓子自身が脚本に参加し、デリケートな漫画の世界観を映像の中に表現。ハーフトーンの優しい色使いと、幻想的な映像美で、暖かなアニメ版『綿の国星』の世界を生み出している。――浪人生・須和野時夫に拾われた生後2ヶ月のメス猫・チビ猫は、自分はいつか人間に変身し時夫と結ばれると信じていた。だが美しい銀色のネコ・ラフィエルからネコは人間になれないと諭され・・・。音楽は世界的に有名なピアニストのリチャード・クレイダーマンが担当。解説書付き。

設定資料集(静止画)、パイロットフィルム(3分)