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Railways

First aired on May 29, 2010

Runtime: 130 mins

70%

Genres: Drama

A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Kiichi Nakai | Hajime Tsutsui
Reiko Takashima | Yukiko Tsutsui
Yuika Motokariya | Sachi Tsutsui
Shiro Sano | Nobuo Ishikawa
Tomoko Naraoka | Kinuyo Tsutsui
Isao Hashizume | Gorou Osawa
Featured Crew
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Yoshinari Nishikôri | Director
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Kunihiko Sugii | Scenario Writer
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Yumi Matsutoya | Theme Song Performance
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Shuji Abe | Executive Producer
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Yoshimura Ryuta | Music
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Yoshinari Nishikôri | Screenplay