Movie · 112 min · G · drm
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.
Where to watch Railroad Man
Available on 6 platforms across 1 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 1 countries, best placed at #451 in Japan.
- Japan #451
Available languages
Audio: Japanese
Chart history
Railroad Man has spent 0 days in a top 3, 0 days in a top 10 and 2 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #61.
Cast
Ken Takakura, Hirosue Ryoko, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masanobu Ando, Ken Shimura, Shinobu Otake, Tomoko Naraoka, Yoshiko Tanaka, Nenji Kobayashi, Eiji Bandō, Mitsuru Hirata, Hirotaro Honda, Renji Ishibashi, Kitaro, Shigeo Kobayashi, Rie Nakahara, Ken Nakamoto, Yoji Tanaka
Crew
Jun'ichi Shindô (producer), Tan Takaiwa (producer), Yasuo Furuhata (director), Yoshiki Iwama (screenplay), Yasuo Furuhata (screenplay), 石川通生 (producer), Asao Tsunoda (producer), Junichi Kimura (producer)
Awards
5 wins from 11 nominations.
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2000 — won
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2000 — won
- Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year 2000 — won
- Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year 2000 — won
- Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year 2000 — won
- International Submission to the Academy Awards 2000 — nominated
- Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year 2000 — nominated
- Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year 2000 — nominated
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2000 — nominated
- Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year 2000 — nominated
- Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2000 — nominated