Five elementary kids on a school trip are looking for their missing class pet (a rabbit named Pyon-Kichi), the children find and rescue a dog that turns out to be an alien, and he invites them to visit the moon as a reward for helping him. However, through a series of strange events, they become stranded and must make their way across the galaxy to get to his home world and then return to Earth.
directed by Koji Masunari ; screenplay Hideyuki Kurata ; produced by Omonori Ochikoshi, Atsuhiro Iwakami.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Interview with director and character designer; From storyboard to film; Trailers and TV spots.
Keiji Fujiwara, Rei Igarashi, Mayu Iino.
DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround.
English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles; closed-captioned.
Director of photography, Takaharu Ozaki ; editor, Masahiro Goto ; music, Yoshihiro Ike.
