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Railways

May 29, 2010 · 2h 10m
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A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

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CAST

Kiichi Nakai
Hajime Tsutsui
Reiko Takashima
Yukiko Tsutsui
Yuika Motokariya
Sachi Tsutsui
Shiro Sano
Nobuo Ishikawa
Tomoko Naraoka
Kinuyo Tsutsui
Isao Hashizume
Gorou Osawa
Tetsu Watanabe
Directed by Yoshinari Nishikôri

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Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Robot Communications, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Shochiku, TV Asahi, Shogakukan, NIHONKAI TELECASTING, Eisei Gekijo, Keio Agency, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, IMAGICA
Country
JP

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