Night Train to the Stars

“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.

Naoto Ogata

Kenji Miyazawa

Maki Mizuno

Toshi Miyazawa

Kippei Shiina

Kanai Hosaka

Yoshihiko Hakamada

Katoji Fujiwara

Ryuji Harada

Seiroku Miyazawa

Yuki Saito

Tsuyu Takase

Yuriko Hoshi

Ichi Miyazawa

Tetsuya Watari

Masajiro Miyazawa

Leo Morimoto

Sayaka Osawa

Ryuji Yamamoto

Eisuke Tsunoda

Junichi Hayakawa

Kōta Kusano

• Kazuki ŌmoriDirector
• Machiko NasuScreenplay
• Kyo NamuraProducer
• Yoshihisa NakayamaProducer
• Daisaku KimuraDirector of Photography
• Akira SenjuOriginal Music Composer
• Takeo ArakiEditor
• 葛原隆康Casting

Release date

October 19, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Drama