Night on the Galactic Railroad

Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

Japan's most beloved children's book is now a hauntingly beautiful feature film.

  • Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1985-07-13
  • User Rating: 7.085/10 from 82 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 48min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Nippon Herald Films
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Gisaburō Sugii
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Summary

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.

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  • Mayumi Tanaka

    as Giovanni (voice)
  • Chika Sakamoto

    as Campanella (voice)
  • Junko Hori

    as Zanelli (voice)
  • Kaori Nakahara

    as Kaoru (voice)
  • Yoshie Shimamura

    as Giovanni's Mother (voice)
  • Reiko Niimura

    as Old Woman (voice)
  • Ayumi Ishijo

    as (voice)
  • Ayako Hori

    as (voice)
  • Chikao Ohtsuka

    as Birdcatcher (voice)
  • Hidehiro Kikuchi

    as Young Man (voice)
  • Yuriko Fuchizaki

    as Tadashi (voice)
  • Shun Yashiro

    as (voice)
  • Fujio Tokita

    as Lighthouse Keeper (voice)
  • Gorō Naya

    as Campanella's Father (voice)
  • Miyuki Ichijou

    as Marceau (voice)
  • Ryūji Saikachi

    as Store Owner (voice)
  • Takeshi Aono

    as Wireless Operator (voice)
  • Tetsuya Kaji

    as Conductor (voice)
Sound Haruomi Hosono Original Music Composer
Directing Gisaburō Sugii Director
Camera Nobuo Koyama Director of Photography
Production Masato Hara Producer
Production Atsumi Tashiro Producer
Art Mihoko Magoori Art Direction
Writing Kenji Miyazawa Novel
Writing Minoru Betsuyaku Screenplay
Writing Hiroshi Masumura Idea
Visual Effects Tamotsu Tanaka Key Animation
Visual Effects Tsukasa Abe Key Animation
Visual Effects Michiyo Sakurai Key Animation
Visual Effects Hidekazu Ohara Key Animation
Visual Effects Yasunari Maeda Key Animation
Visual Effects Ikko Kobayashi Key Animation
Visual Effects Tsukasa Tannai Key Animation
Visual Effects Yasuhiro Nakura Key Animation
Visual Effects Makiko Futaki Key Animation

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