Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

07/13/1985 (JP) • 1h 48m

Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Fantasy

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Mayumi Tanaka

Giovanni (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Campanella (voice)

Junko Hori

Zanelli (voice)

Kaori Nakahara

Kaoru (voice)

Yoshie Shimamura

Giovanni's Mother (voice)

Reiko Niimura

Old Woman (voice)

Ayako Hori

(voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Birdcatcher (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

friendship

japan

based on novel or book

buddhism

cat

philosophy

literature

innocence

melancholy

surrealism

anthropomorphism

another dimension

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