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Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
“Japan's most beloved children's book is now a hauntingly beautiful feature film.”
Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy · 1h 48m
Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a celestial train with his only friend, Campanella. Together, they embark on an extraordinary journey through the galaxy, encountering mysterious characters and grappling with life's deepest questions.
Cast
Mayumi Tanaka
Giovanni (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Campanella (voice)
Junko Hori
Zanelli (voice)
K
Kaori Nakahara
Kaoru (voice)
Yoshie Shimamura
Giovanni's Mother (voice)
R
Reiko Niimura
Old Woman (voice)
A
Ayumi Ishijo
(voice)
A
Ayako Hori
(voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Birdcatcher (voice)
H
Hidehiro Kikuchi
Young Man (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Tadashi (voice)
S
Shun Yashiro
(voice)
Crew
- Director
- Gisaburō Sugii
- Screenplay
- Minoru Betsuyaku
- Novel
- Kenji Miyazawa
- Director of Photography
- Nobuo Koyama
- Original Music Composer
- Haruomi Hosono
- Producer
- Masato Hara, Atsumi Tashiro
Details
- Original title
- 銀河鉄道の夜
- Release date
- 1985-07-13
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Nippon Herald Films, The Asahi Shimbun, Group TAC