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Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad

Japan's most beloved children's book is now a hauntingly beautiful feature film.

19857.21h 48m

Overview

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.

Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
Written by Kenji Miyazawa, Minoru Betsuyaku, Hiroshi Masumura
Produced by Masato Hara, Atsumi Tashiro
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Top Cast

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Giovanni (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Chika Sakamoto

Campanella (voice)

Junko Hori

Junko Hori

Zanelli (voice)

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Kaori Nakahara

Kaoru (voice)

Yoshie Shimamura

Yoshie Shimamura

Giovanni's Mother (voice)

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Reiko Niimura

Old Woman (voice)

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Ayumi Ishijo

(voice)

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Ayako Hori

(voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Chikao Ohtsuka

Birdcatcher (voice)

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Hidehiro Kikuchi

Young Man (voice)

Themes & Keywords

friendshipjapanbased on novel or bookbuddhismcatphilosophyliteratureinnocencemelancholysurrealismanthropomorphismanother dimension

About Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad is a adventure, animation, drama, family, mystery, fantasy film released in 1985 exploring themes of friendship, japan, based on novel or book, buddhism, cat, philosophy. Directed by Gisaburō Sugii, it stars Mayumi Tanaka, Chika Sakamoto, Junko Hori. Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.

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