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Night Train to the Stars

10/19/1996

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1hr 51min

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Drama

STORY

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Naoto Ogata
  • Maki Mizuno
  • Kippei Shiina
  • Yoshihiko Hakamada
  • Ryuji Harada

    Directors

  • Kazuki Ōmori
  • Yukio Kaizawa

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Toei Company
  • The Asahi Shimbun
  • Seiyu
  • Sony Music Entertainment
  • TV Asahi
  • Nippan Group Holdings
  • Nippon Cultural Broadcasting

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese

Cast

Naoto Ogata

Kenji Miyazawa

Maki Mizuno

Toshi Miyazawa

Kippei Shiina

Kanai Hosaka

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Katoji Fujiwara

Ryuji Harada

Seiroku Miyazawa

Yuki Saito

Tsuyu Takase

Yuriko Hoshi

Ichi Miyazawa

Tetsuya Watari

Masajiro Miyazawa

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