Night on the Galactic Railroad
Japan's most beloved children's book is now a hauntingly beautiful feature film.
Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.
- Year: 1985
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Fantasy
- Studio: Nippon Herald Films, The Asahi Shimbun, Group TAC
- Keyword: friendship, japan, based on novel or book, buddhism, cat, philosophy, literature, innocence, surrealism, anthropomorphism, another dimension
- Director: Gisaburō Sugii
- Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Chika Sakamoto, Junko Hori, Kaori Nakahara, Yoshie Shimamura, Reiko Niimura
