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Railroad Man

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Railroad Man

7.1

1h 52m

1999

Synopsis

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.

Director

Yasuo Furuhata

Drama

japanwinterrailroad stationjapanese train

Cast & Crew

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

as Otomatsu Sato

Hirosue Ryoko

Hirosue Ryoko

as Yukiko Sato

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

as Hideo Sugiura

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

as Toshiyuki Yoshioka

Ken Shimura

Ken Shimura

as Hajime Yoshioka

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

as Shizue Sato

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

as Mune Kato

Yoshiko Tanaka

Yoshiko Tanaka

as Akiko Sugiura

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

as Senji Sugiura

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