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Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

Poster for Night on the Galactic Railroad

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Gisaburō Sugii
  • Profile picture of Mayumi Tanaka
    Giovanni (voice) Mayumi Tanaka
  • Profile picture of Chika Sakamoto
    Campanella (voice) Chika Sakamoto
  • Profile picture of Junko Hori
    Zanelli (voice) Junko Hori
  • Profile picture of Yoshie Shimamura
    Giovanni's Mother (voice) Yoshie Shimamura
  • Profile picture of Chikao Ohtsuka
    Birdcatcher (voice) Chikao Ohtsuka
  • Profile picture of Yuriko Fuchizaki
    Tadashi (voice) Yuriko Fuchizaki
  • Profile picture of Fujio Tokita
    Lighthouse Keeper (voice) Fujio Tokita
  • Profile picture of Gorō Naya
    Campanella's Father (voice) Gorō Naya

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • japan
  • based on novel or book
  • buddhism
  • cat
  • philosophy
  • literature
  • innocence
  • melancholy
  • surrealism
  • anthropomorphism
  • another dimension