Poppoya: Railroad Man
1999 · Movie · 112 min. · Japan
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
Direction Yasuo Furuhata
Cast Ken Takakura · Shinobu Otake · Ryoko Hirosue · Hidetaka Yoshioka · Masanobu Ando · Ken Shimura · Tomoko Naraoka · Yoshiko Tanaka · Nenji Kobayashi
Soundtrack Ryoichi Kuniyoshi · Ryuichi Sakamoto
Screenplay Yoshiki Iwama · Jiro Asada
Cinematography Daisaku Kimura
Original title Poppoya
7.3
34 votes (FilmAffinity)
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