Railroad Man

7.0

112m

1999

Drama

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.

Starring

Ken Takakura, Ryoko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masanobu Ando, Ken Shimura, Shinobu Otake, Tomoko Naraoka, Yoshiko Tanaka, Nenji Kobayashi, Eiji Bandō

Directed By

Yasuo Furuhata