Release Date

19 Oct, 1996

Runtime

01:51: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

Original Title

わが心の銀河鉄道　宮沢賢治物語

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Actors

緒形直人

水野真紀

椎名桔平

袴田吉彦

原田龍二

斉藤由貴

星由里子

渡哲也

Crew

那須真知子

木村大作

千住明

大森一樹

貝澤幸男

Toshiyuki Matsumiya

Takeo Araki