Railways (2010-Japan)
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- Movie: Railways
- Romaji: Reiruweizu: 49-sai de densha no untenshi ni natta otoko no monogatari
- Japanese: RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語
- Director: Yoshinari Nishikori
- Writer: Yoshinari Nishikori, Hirotoshi Kobayashi
- Assistant Director: Masatoshi Kurakata
- Producer: Kazuyoshi Ishida, Masaki Koide, Yuji Ueda
- Cinematographer: Hiroo Yanagida
- Release Date: May 29, 2010
- Runtime: 130 min.
- Distributor: Shochiku
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Hajime Tsutsui (Kiichi Nakai) worked for the electric company and recently received a promotion. Due to his mother's illness and the death of a close friend Hajime decides to return to his hometown of Izumo, Shimane to work as a rail car driver ...
Notes
- Filming began on July 19th 2009 in Tokyo and from late July through early September 2009 filming will took place in Izumo, Shimane.
- "Daehani 50" is the wood train filmed in the movie. The train was originally retired in late March, 2009 but was retouched and came out of the retirement for the filming of "Railways".
- Related titles:
- Crossroads | Railways: Ai o Tsutaerare Nai Otona-Tachi e (2011)
Cast
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| Kiichi Nakai | Reiko Takashima | Yuika Motokariya | Takahiro Miura | Tomoko Naraoka |
| Hajime Tsutsui | Yuki Tsutsui | Kou Tsutsui | Daiware Miyata | Kineyo Tsutsui |
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| Isao Hashizume | Shiro Sano | Yoshiko Miyazaki | Kenichi Endo | Ken Nakamoto |
| Satoru Osawa | Nobuo Ishikawa | Akiko Moriyama | Yoshitsuki Kabera | Ryo Nishida |
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| Masahiro Komoto | Tetsu Watanabe | Kanta Ogata | Masanori Ishii | Matsunosuke Shofukutei |
| Noboru Hukushima | Haruo Takahashi | Masayuki Yabuchi | Toshikazu Takubo | Toyozou Nagaoka |
Trailer
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Film Festivals
- 2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 7-15, 2010 - A Window on Asian Cinema
- 2010 (30th) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 14-24, 2010 - Spotlight on Japan *United States Premiere
- 2010 (12th) Mumbai Film Festival - October 21-28, 2010 - World Cinema
- 2011 (6th) Kinotayo Film Festival - November 9-November 30, 2011 - Hommages Kinotayo
Awards
- "Rookie of the Year" (Takahiro Miura) - 2011 (34th) Japan Academy Prize - February 18, 2011
Susan Long Says:
Oct 15 2010 3:03 am
I watched this movie twice - on Japan Airlines flights in September and October. It had English subtitles and I enjoyed it immensely, both from the point of view of watching the trains in Japan and from the issues raised in the film. I would like to know if I could buy a copy of this movie with English subtitles, which I could watch at home in Australia.
David Ray Says:
Aug 15 2010 8:31 pm
My wife and I were able to see Railways in Matsue on July 23, after having ridden on the Ichibata Railway from Izumo just the day before. I do not speak Japanese, I wish I could. Non the less, I enjoyed the movie thoroughly, wishing I understood the dialogue. The story is compelling, even if you don't have the dialogue, the photography is wonderful, the railway scenes are a railfans dream, the Ichibata Railway should be justifiably proud. Can anyone tell me, assure me, that this movie will be released with English subtitles for an American market? I think it would do well. Can anyone tell me who to talk to, where to go, to encourage the distribution to America? Where do I go with this, the movie deserves a wider audience.