Railways (film)
| Railways | |
|---|---|
 Film poster advertising Railways in Japan | |
| Directed by | Yoshinari Nishikori |
| Produced by | Shūji Abe |
| Starring |
Kiichi Nakai Reiko Takashima Takahiro Miura Yuika Motokariya |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Railways (RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語 Railways 49-sai de Densha no Untenshi ni Natta Otoko no Monogatari) is a Japanese film released on 29 May 2010. The film was produced by Shūji Abe, directed by Yoshinari Nishikōri, and stars Kiichi Nakai and Reiko Takashima.
Plot
The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture.[1][2]
Cast
- Kiichi Nakai as Hajime Tsutsui
- Yuika Motokariya as Sachi, Hajime's daughter
- Reiko Takashima as Yukiko, Hajime's wife
- Tomoko Naraoka as Kinyo, Hajime's mother
- Takahiro Miura as Miyata Daigo
- Isao Hashizume as the Ichibata Railway chief
- Shiro Sano as the Ichibata Railway deputy
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Moriyama, a nurse
- Kenichi Endo as Kawahira
- Ken Nakamoto as Nishida
- Masahiro Komoto as Fukushima, the chief instructor
- Tetsu Watanabe as Takahashi, a veteran train mechanic
- Kanta Ogata as Yabuuchi, the train driver trainer
- Masanori Ishii as Takubo, the railway controller
- Matsunosuke Shofukutei as Toyo, the gardener
References
- ↑ Elley, Derek (8 July 2010). "Railways". Film Business Asia. Film Business Asia Limited. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ↑ "Railways". Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 50 no. 590 (Japan: Kōyūsha). June 2010. pp. 146–149.
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