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5 June 1999 (Japan)
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Arigatou- Kono omoi todoku darouka.
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21 wins
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A Work of Japanese Art
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Ken Takakura | ... | Otomatsu Sato |
| Shinobu Ôtake | ... | Shizue Sato |
| Ryoko Hirosue | ... | Yukiko Sato |
| Hidetaka Yoshioka | ... | Hideo Sugiura |
| Masanobu Ando | ... | Toshiyuki Yoshioka |
| Ken Shimura | ... | Hajime Yoshioka |
| Tomoko Naraoka | ... | Mune Kato |
| Yoshiko Tanaka | ... | Akiko Sugiura |
| Nenji Kobayashi | ... | Senji Sugiura |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Eiji Bandô | ... | Mailman |
| Mitsuru Hirata | ... | Kawaguchi |
| Hirotarô Honda | ... | Miner |
| Renji Ishibashi | ... | Town Mayor |
| Kitarô | ... | Milkman |
| Rie Nakahara | ... | Clerk |
| Ken Nakamoto | ... | Iida |
| Sayaka Taniguchi | ||
| Sakuya Yamada | ||
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Railroad Man (USA)
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112 min
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We made the mistake of not having any tissues next to us while watching this. This movie does a brilliant job of portraying the life of a railroad worker who is so dedicated to his job, that the greatest joys of his life pass him by and he only realizes it when it is too late.
It helps if the viewer has an appreciation of Japanese culture and the importance of dedication to one's company (especially among the older generation) to really feel the impact of this movie. If you do not view this film from that perspective, then you will have difficulty empathizing with the main character and therefore miss the beauty contained therein.
Brilliant, beautiful, and poignant. 10/10