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A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

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What is Railways (2010) about?

A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken,…

Who stars in Railways?

Railways stars Kiichi Nakai (Hajime Tsutsui), Reiko Takashima (Yukiko Tsutsui), Yuika Motokariya (Sachi Tsutsui), Shiro Sano (Nobuo Ishikawa), Tomoko Naraoka (Kinuyo Tsutsui). The film was directed by Yoshinari Nishikôri.

How long is Railways?

Railways has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 2010.

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