Night Train to the Stars (1996)

ALL 10/19/1996 (ja) Drama 111 Min
  • Release
    10/19/1996
  • Production
    Toei Company, The Asahi Shimbun, Seiyu, Sony Music Entertainment, TV Asahi, Nippan Group Holdings, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

  1. Kazuki Ōmori

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Takeo Araki

    Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Naoto Ogata

    Kenji Miyazawa

  2. Maki Mizuno

    Toshi Miyazawa

  3. Kippei Shiina

    Kanai Hosaka

  4. Yoshihiko Hakamada

    Katoji Fujiwara

  5. Ryuji Harada

    Seiroku Miyazawa

  6. Yuki Saito

    Tsuyu Takase

  7. Yuriko Hoshi

    Ichi Miyazawa

  8. Tetsuya Watari

    Masajiro Miyazawa

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 8 , Crews : 7

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Night Train to the Stars (1996) 111 Min

ALL 10/19/1996 (ja)
Drama
  • Release 10/19/1996
  • Production
    Toei Company, The Asahi Shimbun, Seiyu, Sony Music Entertainment, TV Asahi, Nippan Group Holdings, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
  • Original title わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

  1. Kazuki Ōmori

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Takeo Araki

    Editor

  4. Producer