Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad
Original title: Ginga-tetsudô no yoru
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Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.Two kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.
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Mayumi Tanaka
- Giovanni
- (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
- Campanella
- (voice)
Junko Hori
- Zanelli
- (voice)
Kaori Nakahara
- Kaoru
- (voice)
Reiko Niimura
- Old Woman
- (voice)
Chikao Ôtsuka
- Birdcatcher
- (voice)
- (as Chikao Ohtsuka)
Hidehiro Kikuchi
- Young Man
- (voice)
Seiji Kurasaki
- Milkman
- (voice)
Ryûnosuke Kaneda
- Teacher
- (voice)
- …
Amy Birnbaum
- Tadashi
- (English version)
- (voice)
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- TriviaThe language depicted in texts/captions throughout the film is Esperanto, an artificial universal language that was created to be spoken internationally, and in which Kenji Miyazawa was deeply interested. The film even holds a title in Esperanto ("Nokto de la Galaksia Fervojo").
- ConnectionsReferenced in Îhatôbu gensô: KENjI no haru (1996)
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Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Express (1985)
Night on the Galactic Railroad isn't your traditional family film. It deals with some incredibly deep themes, as well as having a slow meditative pace. We follow a young cat (changed from human in the original book) called Giovanni. Giovanni has no time for himself. His father is away, his mother is sick, and when he isn't at school he has to work. One evening the family's delivery of milk never comes, so Giovanni goes to get it. He rests on top of a hill before being confronted by a train. He gets on and finds his friend Campenella. From there the duo encounter a number of passengers each with a strange story to tell. This film is certainly all about the metaphysical. Each story strengthens the themes of religion and sacrifice. It gets highly emotional at times. The imagery is often surreal but always memorable. The animation is calm in both colours and movement. This film is presented in chapters, which I think may be a better way to digest it. It's something no country but Japan would try, and the ending is so powerful it really does make the journey worth it. Mature and thoughtful, if sometimes a little slow.
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By what name was Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) officially released in India in English?
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