Night on the Galactic Railroad

Jul 13, 1985

1h 48m

★ 7.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Animation

Drama

Family

Mystery

Fantasy

Production Companies

Nippon Herald Films

The Asahi Shimbun

Group TAC

Night on the Galactic Railroad Trailers

Cast

Giovanni (voice)

Mayumi Tanaka

Campanella (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Zanelli (voice)

Junko Hori

Kaoru (voice)

Kaori Nakahara

Giovanni's Mother (voice)

Yoshie Shimamura

Old Woman (voice)

Reiko Niimura

(voice)

Ayumi Ishijo

(voice)

Ayako Hori

Birdcatcher (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Young Man (voice)

Hidehiro Kikuchi

Tadashi (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

(voice)

Shun Yashiro

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