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A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

2h 10m2010TMDb 7.0

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and a local train that has been running since 1911. Hajime is in line to be the next head of a prominent electronics company. He toils day and night over his work and has no time for his family. But one day, his mother in Shimane falls ill, and his best friend dies in an accident. Grief-stricken, Hajime returns home, where memories of his childhood dream come back to him. He had always wanted to be a train conductor and drive the local "bataden" Ichibata Electric Railway.

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Original title
RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語
Status
Released
Released
29 May 2010
Runtime
2h 10m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (7 votes)

Production

Studios
Robot Communications, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Shochiku
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese