01 Aug 2024
Aichaku
The lives of an American expat and a half Japanese construction worker living in rural Japan are forever changed over the course of three days as they engage in an unexpected romance.
Railroad Man
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
Top Billed Cast
高倉健 Otomatsu Sato
広末涼子 Yukiko Sato
吉岡秀隆 Hideo Sugiura
安藤政信 Toshiyuki Yoshioka
志村けん Hajime Yoshioka
大竹しのぶ Shizue Sato
奈良岡朋子 Mune Kato
田中好子 Akiko Sugiura
小林稔侍 Senji Sugiura
板東英二 Mailman
平田満 Kawaguchi
本田博太郎 Miner
石橋蓮司 Town Mayor
きたろう Milkman
小林成男 Motorman
中原理恵 Clerk
中本賢 Iida
田中要次 Sayaka Taniguchi Sakuya Yamada
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