Railroad Man
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1999-06-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
42
Vote Average
7.024
Ken Takakura
Otomatsu Sato
Ryoko Hirosue
Yukiko Sato
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hideo Sugiura
Masanobu Ando
Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Ken Shimura
Hajime Yoshioka
Shinobu Otake
Shizue Sato
Tomoko Naraoka
Mune Kato
Yoshiko Tanaka
Akiko Sugiura
Nenji Kobayashi
Senji Sugiura
Eiji Bandō
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Kitaro
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Rie Nakahara
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Ken Nakamoto
Iida
Yoji Tanaka
Sayaka Taniguchi
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