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Feature film — 1999

Railroad Man (1999)

7.01h 52mDrama

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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Toei Company

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Director: Yasuo Furuhata

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Cast & crew

Ken Takakura as Otomatsu Sato

Ken Takakura

Otomatsu Sato

Ryoko Hirosue as Yukiko Sato

Ryoko Hirosue

Yukiko Sato

Hidetaka Yoshioka as Hideo Sugiura

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hideo Sugiura

Masanobu Ando as Toshiyuki Yoshioka

Masanobu Ando

Toshiyuki Yoshioka

Ken Shimura as Hajime Yoshioka

Ken Shimura

Hajime Yoshioka

Shinobu Otake as Shizue Sato

Shinobu Otake

Shizue Sato

Tomoko Naraoka as Mune Kato

Tomoko Naraoka

Mune Kato

Yoshiko Tanaka as Akiko Sugiura

Yoshiko Tanaka

Akiko Sugiura

Nenji Kobayashi as Senji Sugiura

Nenji Kobayashi

Senji Sugiura

Eiji Bandō as Mailman

Eiji Bandō

Mailman

Mitsuru Hirata as Kawaguchi

Mitsuru Hirata

Kawaguchi

Hirotaro Honda as Miner

Hirotaro Honda

Miner

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