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Voices of a Distant Star (2002): Cast & Plot

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Voices of a Distant Star is a 2002 short animated romantic film starring Mika Shinohara as Mikako Nagamine (voice), Donna Burke and Makoto Shinkai. It runs 25 minutes.

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Voices of a Distant Star (2002) movie poster
Released
Runtime
25 min
Genres
Animation , Romance , Sci-Fi
Original language
Japanese
Studio
CoMix Wave Films
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Voices of a Distant Star About?

The premise of Voices of a Distant Star without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

A love story that spans time and space. In 2046, an alien force begins wiping out humanity. Mikako, leaving the man she loves, becomes a pilot in the interstellar war. While she risks her life defending Earth, Noboru waits, and the two fight to stay connected even as the distance between them grows ever larger, despite the expanding cosmic gulf.

Voices of a Distant Star Themes & Keywords

· 26 tags
  • crying
  • ova
  • teenage boy
  • teenage girl
  • teenage love
  • 2040s
  • anime animation
  • mecha anime animation
  • hand drawn animation
  • text message
  • outer space
  • true love
+14 more
  • space travel
  • long distance relationship
  • adapted into a manga
  • surrealism
  • fictional war
  • cell phone
  • love across time
  • young soldier
  • space war
  • tragic love
  • tragedy
  • mecha
  • anti war
  • independent film
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Cast & crew

Voices of a Distant Star Cast & Characters

Mika Shinohara leads the cast as Mikako Nagamine (voice), with Donna Burke as Operator of the Lysithea (voice) and Makoto Shinkai as Noboru Terao (voice).

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Plot

Voices of a Distant Star Plot Summary

What happens in Voices of a Distant Star from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

A schoolgirl named Mikako Nagamine is recruited into the UN Space Army to fight in a war against a group of aliens called the Tarsians—named after the Tharsis region of Mars where they were first encountered. As a Special Agent, Mikako pilots a giant robotic mecha called a Tracer as part of a fighting squadron attached to the spacecraft carrier Lysithea, with the Lysithea’s operator voiced by Donna Burke. When the Lysithea leaves Earth to search for the Tarsians, Noboru Terao remains on Earth. The two continue to communicate across space using the e-mail facilities on their mobile telephones. As the Lysithea travels deeper into space, messages take increasingly longer to reach Noboru on Earth, and the time-lag of their correspondence eventually spans years.

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Voices of a Distant Star Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Voices of a Distant Star.

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How Well Do You Know Voices of a Distant Star?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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Voices of a Distant Star Also Known As

18 alternative titles, including “Hoshi no Koe” and “Les Voix d'une Étoile - Voices of a Distant Star”.

Also known as
  • Hoshi no Koe
  • Les Voix d'une Étoile - Voices of a Distant Star
  • The Voices of a Distant Star
  • 별의목소리
  • La voce delle stelle
  • Голос далекой звезды
  • 星之声
  • Voces de una estrella distante
  • 별의 목소리
  • קולו של כוכב
  • Vozes de Uma Estrela Distante
  • Голос далекої зірки
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  • 星之聲
  • เสียงเพรียกจากดวงดาว
  • Hoshi no Koe - La veu de les estrelles
  • Głosy z odległej gwiazdy
  • آواهای اختری دوردست
  • Tiếng Gọi Từ Vì Sao Xa

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FAQ

Voices of a Distant Star FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Voices of a Distant Star, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Voices of a Distant Star?

Voices of a Distant Star runs 25 minutes.

When was Voices of a Distant Star released?

Voices of a Distant Star was released on February 2, 2002.

Who is in the cast of Voices of a Distant Star?

Voices of a Distant Star stars Mika Shinohara as Mikako Nagamine (voice), Donna Burke as Operator of the Lysithea (voice) and Makoto Shinkai as Noboru Terao (voice), among 5 credited actors.

Does Voices of a Distant Star have a post-credit scene?

No. Voices of a Distant Star has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Voices of a Distant Star in?

The original language of Voices of a Distant Star is Japanese.

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