The Crowded Train
1957, Japanese. Directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, leading to a series of mishaps that leaves him at the bottom of the heap in what he once expected to be a promising lifetime career.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 27 March 1957
- Original title
- 満員電車
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Natto Wada, Kon Ichikawa
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The Crowded Train runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Crowded Train isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 March 1957. (Checked 5 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Crowded Train?
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Who directed The Crowded Train?
The Crowded Train (1957) was directed by Kon Ichikawa and stars Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura.