Night Train to the Stars
Night Train to the Stars
1996, Japanese. Directed by Kazuki Ōmori.
“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.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kazuki ŌmoriDirector
- Naoto OgataKenji Miyazawa
- Maki MizunoToshi Miyazawa
- Kippei ShiinaKanai Hosaka
- Yoshihiko HakamadaKatoji Fujiwara
- Ryuji HaradaSeiroku Miyazawa
- Yuki SaitoTsuyu Takase
- Yuriko HoshiIchi Miyazawa
- Tetsuya WatariMasajiro Miyazawa
- Leo MorimotoCast
- Sayaka OsawaCast
- Ryuji YamamotoCast
- Eisuke TsunodaCast
Details
- Released
- 19 October 1996
- Original title
- わが心の銀河鉄道 宮沢賢治物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Machiko Nasu
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Night Train to the Stars runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Night Train to the Stars isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 October 1996. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Night Train to the Stars?
Night Train to the Stars (1996) was directed by Kazuki Ōmori and stars Naoto Ogata, Maki Mizuno, Kippei Shiina.