Night Train to the Stars Trailer (1996)

19 October 1996 Drama 111 mins

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

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Cast

Naoto Ogata as Kenji Miyazawa

Maki Mizuno as Toshi Miyazawa

Kippei Shiina as Kanai Hosaka

Yoshihiko Hakamada as Katoji Fujiwara

Ryuji Harada as Seiroku Miyazawa

Yuki Saito as Tsuyu Takase

Yuriko Hoshi as Ichi Miyazawa

Tetsuya Watari as Masajiro Miyazawa

Crew

Akira Senju Original Music Composer

Machiko Nasu Screenplay

Daisaku Kimura Director of Photography

Kazuki Ōmori Director

Takeo Araki Editor

Yukio Kaizawa Animation Director

Toshiyuki Matsumiya Production Design

Yoshihisa Nakayama Producer

Kiyoto Ando Gaffer

Yoshio Horiike Sound Recordist

Kazuto Kagoo Set Decoration

Tadao Takakuwa Music Producer

International Releases Dates

Japan 19 October 1996

Production Companies

Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)

The Asahi Shimbun

Nippan Group Holdings

Toei Company

TV Asahi

Nippon Cultural Broadcasting

Seiyu

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