Railways

Railways (2010)

29/05/2010
Drama
2h 10m

Overview

A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

  • Yoshinari NishikôriDirector, Screenplay
  • Brazily Anne YamadaScreenplay
  • Hirotoshi KobayashiScreenplay
  • Original Title

    RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • train drivers
  • change jobs
  • change career

Top Billed Cast

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Hajime Tsutsui

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Yukiko Tsutsui

Yuika Motokariya

Yuika Motokariya

Sachi Tsutsui

Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Nobuo Ishikawa

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Kinuyo Tsutsui

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Gorou Osawa

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

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