Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
July 13, 1985
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Fantasy
1h 48m
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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
- Giovanni (voice) Mayumi Tanaka
- Campanella (voice) Chika Sakamoto
- Zanelli (voice) Junko Hori
- Giovanni's Mother (voice) Yoshie Shimamura
- Birdcatcher (voice) Chikao Ohtsuka
- Tadashi (voice) Yuriko Fuchizaki
- Lighthouse Keeper (voice) Fujio Tokita
- 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