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Poppoya: Railroad Man

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Sato Otomatsu (Ken Takakura) works for the railroad that serves his small, out-of-the-way Japanese village. When he learns that he will soon be out of a job because his unpopular line is being shut down, Sato starts recalling his earlier career, when he spent more time at work than with his now-deceased wife and young daughter. The sad memories begin to dissipate, though, when a teenage girl with a passion for trains unexpectedly enters his life.

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08/07/2022 The story of an underpopulated stationmaster in the snowy countryside of Japan. Neither the story nor the worldview is flashy; it moves along quietly. After watching it, I could feel that it was a good movie. See more 04/24/2021 BS, R3.1 健さん，いい演技してる See more Alexander W 01/19/2012 One of my favourite tear-jerkers. Always feel good after this movie, though. Really captures the value of life against the white backdrop of Hokkaido. Has a beautiful score by Sakamoto Ryuichi. See more 04/15/2010 The ending was just a silent twist. Detail depiction on the ethusiasm of Ken Takakura, though seems stubborn, about his job. And it has romanticized the job of a train officer in a very natural way. See more 02/23/2009 Huge fan of Takakura Ken. See more 02/06/2009 一個男人的故事, 敬業樂業,畢生奉獻了當一個 盡忠的鐵道員。熱愛火車的, 不要錯過開場的畫面。 See more Read all reviews
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Yasuo Furuhata

Director

Ken Takakura

Otomatsu Sato

Nenji Kobayashi

Senji Sugiura

Shinobu Ôtake

Shizue Sato

Ryôko Hirosue

Yukiko Sato

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hideo Sugiura
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Synopsis Sato Otomatsu (Ken Takakura) works for the railroad that serves his small, out-of-the-way Japanese village. When he learns that he will soon be out of a job because his unpopular line is being shut down, Sato starts recalling his earlier career, when he spent more time at work than with his now-deceased wife and young daughter. The sad memories begin to dissipate, though, when a teenage girl with a passion for trains unexpectedly enters his life.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Screenwriter
Yoshiki Iwama, Yasuo Furuhata
Production Co
Toei Tokyo
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 51m