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Take the X Train

Take the X Train

19874.00h 51m

Overview

Ishihara Toru is an everyday guy with an on-and-off girlfriend and a position working for a train buff. Things become complicated when a ghostly vehicle dubbed the X Train begins to ride the rails, destroying everything in its path. Somehow, it seems that Toru is connected with the X Train by a strange power, which draws the attention of some very dangerous and power hungry people who would wield it for their own...

Directed by Rintaro
Written by Yoshio Urasawa, Koichi Yamano, Rintaro
Produced by Toki Udagawa
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Top Cast

Yu Mizushima

Yu Mizushima

Toru Nishihara (voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Yoshito Yasuhara

Director Ochiai (voice)

Chihoko Shigeta

Chihoko Shigeta

Kazuo Hayashi

Kazuo Hayashi

Manami Maruyama

Manami Maruyama

Masako Katsuki

Masako Katsuki

Reiko Seno

Reiko Seno

Ritsuo Sawa

Ritsuo Sawa

S

Sanji Hase

Keisuke Yamashita

Keisuke Yamashita

Themes & Keywords

ghost traincyberpunk

About Take the X Train

Take the X Train is a animation, comedy, science fiction film released in 1987 exploring themes of ghost train, cyberpunk. Directed by Rintaro, it stars Yu Mizushima, Yoshito Yasuhara, Chihoko Shigeta. Ishihara Toru is an everyday guy with an on-and-off girlfriend and a position working for a train buff. Things become complicated when a ghostly vehicle dubbed the X Train begins to ride the rails, destroying everything in its path. Somehow, it seems that Toru is connected with the X Train by a strange power, which draws the attention of some very dangerous and power hungry people who would wield it for their own...

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