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Poppoya
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, also known as The Railroad Man, is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. The film was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in Japan.
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7.1A 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.
Cast
- Ken Takakura as Otomatsu Sato
- Hirosue Ryoko as Yukiko Sato
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Hideo Sugiura
- Masanobu Ando as Toshiyuki Yoshioka
- Ken Shimura as Hajime Yoshioka
- Shinobu Otake as Shizue Sato
Themes
- japan
- winter
- railroad station
- japanese train
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Poppoya
- Film.image
- Poppoya.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical poster for Poppoya (1999)
- Film.director
- Yasuo Furuhata
- Film.producer
- Jun'ichi ShindōTan Takaiwa
- Film.screenplay
- Yoshiki Iwama
- Film.music
- Ryoichi Kuniyoshi Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Film.cinematography
- Daisaku Kimura
- Film.editing
- Kiyoaki Saitō
- Film.distributor
- Toei Company
- Film.runtime
- 112 minutes
- Film.country
- Japan
- Film.language
- Japanese
- Film.gross
- ()
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Author
- Jirō Asada
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Yasuo Furuhata
- Screenwriter
- Jirō Asada
- Cast member
- Nenji Kobayashi
- Composer
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Cinematographer
- Daisaku Kimura
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 253419
- Performer
- Miu Sakamoto
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- publication date
- 1999-06-05
- title
- 鉄道員
- distributed by
- Toei Company
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Cast
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
, also known as The Railroad Man, is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. The film was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in Japan.
==Synopsis== A railway station master at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the line serving the village is scheduled for closure, an erstwhile colleague offers him a job at a resort hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railwayman. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
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