Railways

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 29, 2010

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Hakuhodo DY Media Partners,Shochiku,Shogakukan,Robot Communications,Yomiuri Shimbun Company,TV Asahi,IMAGICA,Eisei Gekijo,NIHONKAI TELECASTING,Keio Agency,Robot Communications, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Shochiku, TV Asahi, Shogakukan, NIHONKAI TELECASTING, Eisei Gekijo, Keio Agency, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, IMAGICA

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1292561