Railways (2010)

7.0/10 130 min Drama

Overview

A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

Cast

Kiichi Nakai

Hajime Tsutsui

Reiko Takashima

Yukiko Tsutsui

Yuika Motokariya

Sachi Tsutsui

Shiro Sano

Nobuo Ishikawa

Tomoko Naraoka

Kinuyo Tsutsui

Isao Hashizume

Gorou Osawa

Tetsu Watanabe

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