Railways
6.5
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
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Kiichi Nakai
Hajime Tsutsui
Known for
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Reiko Takashima
Yukiko Tsutsui
Known for
Yakuza Apocalypse
Space Battleship Yamato
Hirotoshi Kobayashi
Yoshinari Nishikôri
Akio Fujikawa
Yuika Motokariya
Sachi Tsutsui
Known for
Swing Girls
Peach Girl
Naoya Fujimaki
Known for
From Up on Poppy Hill
Kunihiko Sugii
Shiro Sano
Nobuo Ishikawa
Known for
Violent Cop
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Akira Haruyama
Tomoko Naraoka
Kinuyo Tsutsui
Known for
Ponyo
Takashi Hirashiro
Yoshinari Nishikôri Director · Hirotoshi Kobayashi Screenplay Brazily Anne Yamada Screenplay
Worldwide gross $6.3M · First release May 29, 2010 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$6,343,854
Production
Robot Communications
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Shochiku
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Shogakukan
Production
NIHONKAI TELECASTING
Production
Eisei Gekijo
Production
Keio Agency
Production
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Production
IMAGICA
Production
Japan
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Original title
RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 29, 2010
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
October 5, 2011 · Perth Japanese Film Festival
India
October 27, 2010 · Mumbai Film Festival
Malaysia
September 16, 2011 · Klang Valley Japanese Film Festival
Philippines
July 6, 2012 · Eiga Sai Mandaluyong
Türkiye
March 8, 2013 · Istanbul Japon Filmleri Festivali
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