Railways

Railways

130 mins | Drama | May 29, 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.

Railways

130 mins | Drama | May 29, 2010

Railways
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Robot Communications
Original title RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語
Directors Yoshinari Nishikôri
Writers Kunihiko Sugii, Yoshinari Nishikôri, Hirotoshi Kobayashi

Cast

Kiichi Nakai

as Hajime Tsutsui

Reiko Takashima

as Yukiko Tsutsui

Yuika Motokariya

as Sachi Tsutsui

Shiro Sano

as Nobuo Ishikawa

Tomoko Naraoka

as Kinuyo Tsutsui

Isao Hashizume

as Gorou Osawa