Night Train to the Stars
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“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.
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Naoto Ogata
Kenji Miyazawa
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Maki Mizuno
Toshi Miyazawa
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Kazuki Ohmori
Daisaku Kimura
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Kenji Miyazawa
Masahisa Nakayama
Kippei Shiina
Kanai Hosaka
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Machiko Nasu
Akira Senju
Kyô Namura
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Katoji Fujiwara
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Masao Satô
Kazuki Ōmori Director · Machiko Nasu Screenplay Akira Senju Composer
First release October 19, 1996 · Produced in Japan · Production The Asahi Shimbun, Seiyu
Production
Toei Company
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The Asahi Shimbun
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Seiyu
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Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
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TV Asahi
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Nippan Group Holdings
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Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
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Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
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Japan
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Original title
わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 19, 1996
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