Overview:

“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.

WritingMachiko Nasu DirectingKazuki Ōmori

Cast

Kenji Miyazawa

Naoto Ogata

Toshi Miyazawa

Maki Mizuno

Kanai Hosaka

Kippei Shiina

Katoji Fujiwara

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Seiroku Miyazawa

Ryuji Harada

Tsuyu Takase

Yuki Saito

Ichi Miyazawa

Yuriko Hoshi

Masajiro Miyazawa

Tetsuya Watari

Leo Morimoto

Sayaka Osawa

Ryuji Yamamoto

Eisuke Tsunoda

Junichi Hayakawa

Kōta Kusano

Details:

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List of countries:
1. Japan
List of languages:
1. Japanese
List of companies:
1. Toei Company
2. The Asahi Shimbun
3. Seiyu
4. Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
5. TV Asahi
6. Nippan Group Holdings
7. Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
Vote Count: 4
Popularity: 0.6463
Status: Released
Original title:わが心の銀河鉄道　宮沢賢治物語