Movie
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1985-07-13
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nippon Herald Films, The Asahi Shimbun, Group TAC
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Mayumi Tanaka as Giovanni (voice)
- Chika Sakamoto as Campanella (voice)
- Junko Hori as Zanelli (voice)
- Kaori Nakahara as Kaoru (voice)
- Yoshie Shimamura as Giovanni's Mother (voice)
- Reiko Niimura as Old Woman (voice)
- Ayumi Ishijo as (voice)
- Ayako Hori as (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Birdcatcher (voice)
- Hidehiro Kikuchi as Young Man (voice)
- Yuriko Fuchizaki as Tadashi (voice)
- Shun Yashiro as (voice)
Crew
- Gisaburō Sugii - Director
- Minoru Betsuyaku - Screenplay
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