Ginga-tetsudô no yoru

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

Feb 7 1986 Unrated 1h 53m
Adventure, Animation, Drama

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.

Plot

On the night of a cat village's Festival of the Stars, a kitten and his friend go on an celestial journey on a magical space locomotive. On that trip, they have various stops where they meet strange sights, even more unusual fellow passengers and learn some lessons of life on their trip to the terminus of the Galactic Railroad.

Written by

Kenji Miyazawa, Hiroshi Masumura, Minoru Betsuyaku

Directed by

Gisaburô Sugii

Cast

Mayumi Tanaka, Chika Sakamoto, Junko Hori

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Group TAC, Asahi Shimbunsha, Nippon Herald Films

Languages

Awards

1 win total

Trailers
Night on the Galactic Railroad | Official Trailer [HD] | Soundtrack by Haruomi Hosono
?????? / Night on the Galactic Railroad
Featurettes
Night on the Galactic Railroad (English Dub)
Scores
# of Votes
2,602
Average Rating
7 out of 10
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