Night Train to the Stars 1996
5.70/10 by 3 users
“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.
- Title: Night Train to the Stars
- Year: 1996
- Genre: Drama
- Country: Japan
- Studio: Toei Company, The Asahi Shimbun, Seiyu, Sony Music Entertainment, TV Asahi, Nippan Group Holdings, Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
- Director: Kazuki Ōmori
- Cast: Naoto Ogata, Maki Mizuno, Kippei Shiina, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Ryuji Harada, Yuki Saito
- Crew: Machiko Nasu (Screenplay), Daisaku Kimura (Director of Photography), Akira Senju (Original Music Composer), Kazuki Ōmori (Director), Takeo Araki (Editor), Toshiyuki Matsumiya (Production Design)
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- Release: Oct 19, 1996
- Runtime: 111 minutes
- IMDb: 5.70 / 10 by 3 users
- Popularity: 2
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Language: 日本語
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