Railways

2h 10min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Robot Communications

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Shochiku

TV Asahi

Shogakukan

NIHONKAI TELECASTING

Eisei Gekijo

Keio Agency

Yomiuri Shimbun Company

IMAGICA

Cast

Kiichi Nakai

Kiichi Nakai

Hajime Tsutsui
Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Yukiko Tsutsui
Yuika Motokariya

Yuika Motokariya

Sachi Tsutsui
Shiro Sano

Shiro Sano

Nobuo Ishikawa
Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Kinuyo Tsutsui
Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Gorou Osawa

Release date

29th May 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語