Poppoya
Sign in to save, 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.
Released: 1999-06-05112 minDir: Yasuo FuruhataDrama
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
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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
Key dates
- Published
- 5 June 1999
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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
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6 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
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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.
==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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1999 films1999 Japanese films1999 Japanese-language filmsCulture articles needing translation from Japanese WikipediaFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms based on works by Jirō AsadaFilms directed by Yasuo FuruhataFilms scored by Ryuichi SakamotoFilms set in HokkaidoFilms set in railway stationsFilms set on trainsPicture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners