Railroad Man (1999)
1h 52m
Running Time
June 5, 1999Release Date
Railroad Man (1999)
1h 52m
Running Time
June 5, 1999Release Date
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Plot.
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
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Cast & Crew.
Ken Takakura
Otomatsu Sato
Shinobu Otake
Shizue Sato
Masanobu Ando
Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Ryoko Hirosue
Yukiko Sato
Ken Shimura
Hajime Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hideo Sugiura
Yasuo Furuhata
Director
Jiro Asada
Writer
Tomoko Naraoka
Mune Kato
Yoshiko Tanaka
Akiko Sugiura
Yoshiki Iwama
Writer
Nenji Kobayashi
Senji Sugiura
Jun'ichi Shindô
Producer
Tan Takaiwa
Producer
Eiji Bandō
Mailman
Ryouichi Kuniyoshi
Composer
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Wiki.
Poppoya (鉄道員, Poppoya / Tetsudōin, "Railwayman") is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. The film was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in Japan.