Poppoya
/
鉄道員
/
The Railroader
/
Tetsudōin
director:
Yasuo Furuhata
playwright:
Yoshiki Iwama
actor:
Ken Takakura
/
Ryoko Hirosue
/
Hidetaka Yoshioka
/
Masanobu Ando
/
Ken Shimura
…
genre:
Drama
region:
Japan
language:
Japanese
length: 1h 52m
release date:
1999-06-05
(Release)
IMDb: tt0206216
鉄道員
overview
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.