Railways - 2010

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.

130min
2010
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.4/10

Cast

Kiichi Nakai profile pictureKiichi NakaiHajime Tsutsui
Reiko Takashima profile pictureReiko TakashimaYukiko Tsutsui
Yuika Motokariya profile pictureYuika MotokariyaSachi Tsutsui
Shiro Sano profile pictureShiro SanoNobuo Ishikawa
Tomoko Naraoka profile pictureTomoko NaraokaKinuyo Tsutsui
Isao Hashizume profile pictureIsao HashizumeGorou Osawa

About Railways

Railways 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.

Runtime: 130min

Extra details

Original Title: RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語
Original Language: Japanese
Production Companies
Robot Communications