Railways (2010 film)
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is a Japanese film released on 29 May 2010. The film was produced by Shūji Abe, directed by Yoshinari Nishikōri, and stars Kiichi Nakai and Reiko Takashima
. The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway
in Shimane Prefecture
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Reiko Takashima
Reiko Takashima is a Japanese actress.Active in television series, movies, and commercials, her roles have included ninja in jidaigeki such as Abarembō Shōgun and Abare Hasshū Goyō Tabi, the wife Oeyo of the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, Lady Fujitsubo in a special with characters based on The Tale of...
. The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway
Ichibata Electric Railway
Ichibata Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is the name of two related, yet different companies in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. Ichibata Denki Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha was a railway operator until 2006, when it became a holding company of the Ichibata Group, spinning off its railway division to the newly...
in Shimane Prefecture
Shimane Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region on Honshū island. The capital is Matsue. It is the second least populous prefecture in Japan, after its eastern neighbor Tottori. The prefecture has an area elongated from east to west facing the Chūgoku Mountain Range on the south side and to...
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Cast
- Kiichi Nakai as Hajime Tsutsui
- Yuika MotokariyaYuika Motokariyais a Japanese actress. She is signed with the Stardust Promotion agency.-Dramas:* 3 nen B gumi Kinpachi sensei Season 6 * Satokibi Batake no Uta * Sekai no Chuushin de, Ai wo Sakebu * Fight...
as Sachi, Hajime's daughter - Reiko TakashimaReiko TakashimaReiko Takashima is a Japanese actress.Active in television series, movies, and commercials, her roles have included ninja in jidaigeki such as Abarembō Shōgun and Abare Hasshū Goyō Tabi, the wife Oeyo of the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, Lady Fujitsubo in a special with characters based on The Tale of...
as Yukiko, Hajime's wife - Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraokais a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō , in what was then the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design....
as Kinyo, Hajime's mother - Takahiro Miura as Miyata Daigo
- Isao Hashizume as the Ichibata Railway chief
- Shiro Sano as the Ichibata Railway deputy
- Yoshiko Miyazaki as Moriyama, a nurse
- Kenichi Endo as Kawahira
- Ken Nakamoto as Nishida
- Masahiro Komoto as Fukushima, the chief instructor
- Tetsu Watanabe as Takahashi, a veteran train mechanic
- Kanta Ogata as Yabuuchi, the train driver trainer
- Masanori Ishii as Takubo, the railway controller
- Matsunosuke Shofukutei as Toyo, the gardener