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Night Train to the Stars

57 %|Oct 19, 1996|Drama

“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.

Featured Crew

Machiko Nasu
Screenplay
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Akira Senju
Original Music Composer
Kazuki Ōmori
Director
Takeo Araki
Editor
Toshiyuki Matsumiya
Production Design
Yukio Kaizawa
Animation Director

Cast

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Naoto Ogata
Kenji Miyazawa
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Maki Mizuno
Toshi Miyazawa
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Kippei Shiina
Kanai Hosaka
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Yoshihiko Hakamada
Katoji Fujiwara
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Ryuji Harada
Seiroku Miyazawa
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Yuki Saito
Tsuyu Takase
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Yuriko Hoshi
Ichi Miyazawa
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Tetsuya Watari
Masajiro Miyazawa