Railways (film)
| Railways | |
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 Film poster advertising Railways in Japan | |
| Directed by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | Kiichi Nakai Reiko Takashima Takahiro Miura Yuika Motokariya Tomoko Naraoka |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Railways (RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語, Railways 49-sai de Densha no Untenshi ni Natta Otoko no Monogatari) is a Japanese film released on 29 May 2010. The film was produced by , directed by , and stars Kiichi Nakai and Reiko Takashima.
Plot[]
The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Kiichi Nakai as Hajime Tsutsui
- Yuika Motokariya as Sachi, Hajime's daughter
- Reiko Takashima as Yukiko, Hajime's wife
- Tomoko Naraoka as Kinyo, Hajime's mother
- Takahiro Miura as Miyata Daigo
- Isao Hashizume as the Ichibata Railway chief
- Shiro Sano as the Ichibata Railway deputy
- as Moriyama, a nurse
- Kenichi Endō as Kawahira
- as Nishida
- as Fukushima, the chief instructor
- Tetsu Watanabe as Takahashi, a veteran train mechanic
- as Yabuuchi, the train driver trainer
- Masanori Ishii as Takubo, the railway controller
- as Toyo, the gardener
References[]
- ^ Elley, Derek (8 July 2010). "Railways". Film Business Asia. Film Business Asia Limited. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Railways". Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 50 no. 590. Japan: Kōyūsha. June 2010. pp. 146–149.
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Categories:
- 2010 films
- Japanese-language films
- Japanese films
- Rail transport films
- Films set in Shimane Prefecture
- 2010s Japanese film stubs