Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
1h 48m
Running Time
July 13, 1985Release Date
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
1h 48m
Running Time
July 13, 1985Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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)
Ayumi Ishijo
(voice)
Ayako Hori
(voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Birdcatcher (voice)
Hidehiro Kikuchi
Young Man (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Tadashi (voice)
Shun Yashiro
(voice)
Fujio Tokita
Lighthouse Keeper (voice)
Gorō Naya
Campanella's Father (voice)
Miyuki Ichijou
Marceau (voice)
Ryūji Saikachi
Store Owner (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Wireless Operator (voice)
Tetsuya Kaji
Conductor (voice)
Haruomi Hosono
Original Music Composer
Masashi Furukawa
Editor
Gisaburō Sugii
Director
Nobuo Koyama
Director of Photography
Minoru Betsuyaku
Screenplay
Atsumi Tashiro
Producer
Hiroshi Masumura
Idea
Kenji Miyazawa
Novel
Masato Hara
Producer
Mihoko Magoori
Art Direction
Tsukasa Abe
Key Animation
Michiyo Sakurai
Key Animation
Tamotsu Tanaka
Key Animation
Yasunari Maeda
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 13, 1985
Original Name銀河鉄道の夜
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
buddhism
japan
philosophy
based on novel or book
cat
literature
friendship
innocence
surrealism
anthropomorphism
another dimension
melancholy
Wiki.
Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru, alternately Nokto de la Galaksia Fervojo in Esperanto) is a 1985 Japanese anime film directed by Gisaburo Sugii, based on the 1934 fantasy novel of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. The film's screenplay was written by Minoru Betsuyaku. Its plot follows a young cat named Giovanni (voiced by Mayumi Tanaka), who journeys on a train with his classmate Campanella (Chika Sakamoto) through the Milky Way galaxy.
Produced independently by the animation studio Group TAC, the film was released by Nippon Herald Films on July 13, 1985. It was awarded the Ōfuji Noburō Award in the same year.
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