Railroad Man

Railroad Man — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 5, 1999
• Runtime
• 112 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Yasuo Furuhata

Railroad Man — Cast

Ken Takakura Otomatsu Sato Ryoko Hirosue Yukiko Sato Hidetaka Yoshioka Hideo Sugiura Masanobu Ando Toshiyuki Yoshioka Ken Shimura Hajime Yoshioka Shinobu Otake Shizue Sato Tomoko Naraoka Mune Kato Yoshiko Tanaka Akiko Sugiura