Drama
Railroad Man
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.
Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
71
User score
45 votes
Status
Released
Released
June 5, 1999
Runtime
1h 52m
Language
Japanese
Top cast
Ken Takakura
Otomatsu Sato
Hirosue Ryoko
Yukiko Sato
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hideo Sugiura
Masanobu Ando
Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Ken Shimura
Hajime Yoshioka
Shinobu Otake
Shizue Sato
Tomoko Naraoka
Mune Kato
Yoshiko Tanaka
Akiko Sugiura
Nenji Kobayashi
Senji Sugiura
Eiji Bandō
Mailman
Mitsuru Hirata
Kawaguchi
Hirotaro Honda
Miner
Renji Ishibashi
Town Mayor
Kitaro
Milkman
Shigeo Kobayashi
Motorman
Rie Nakahara
Clerk
Ken Nakamoto
Iida
Yoji Tanaka
Sayaka Taniguchi
Sakuya Yamada
