Railroad Man (1999)

Railroad Man (1999)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1999-06-05 Japan 112 Min. PG-13
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Drama

Overview

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.

Cast

Ken Takakura is Otomatsu Sato
Otomatsu Sato
Ryoko Hirosue is Yukiko Sato
Yukiko Sato
Hidetaka Yoshioka is Hideo Sugiura
Hideo Sugiura
Masanobu Ando is Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Toshiyuki Yoshioka
Ken Shimura is Hajime Yoshioka
Hajime Yoshioka
Shinobu Otake is Shizue Sato
Shizue Sato
Tomoko Naraoka is Mune Kato
Mune Kato
Yoshiko Tanaka is Akiko Sugiura
Akiko Sugiura
Nenji Kobayashi is Senji Sugiura
Senji Sugiura
Eiji Bandō is Mailman
Mailman
Mitsuru Hirata is Kawaguchi
Kawaguchi
Renji Ishibashi is Town Mayor
Town Mayor
Kitaro is Milkman
Milkman
Shigeo Kobayashi is Motorman
Motorman
Rie Nakahara is Clerk
Clerk