Railroad Man (1999)

  • NR
  • 06/05/1999 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 52m

Overview

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.

Yasuo Furuhata

Director

Jiro Asada

Novel

Yoshiki Iwama

Writer

Cast

Ken Takakura's headshot

Ken Takakura

Otomatsu Sato
Ryoko Hirosue's headshot

Ryoko Hirosue

Yukiko Sato
Hidetaka Yoshioka's headshot

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hideo Sugiura
Masanobu Ando's headshot

Masanobu Ando

Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Ken Shimura's headshot

Ken Shimura

Hajime Yoshioka
Shinobu Ôtake's headshot

Shinobu Ôtake

Shizue Sato
Tomoko Naraoka's headshot

Tomoko Naraoka

Mune Kato
Yoshiko Tanaka's headshot

Yoshiko Tanaka

Akiko Sugiura

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