Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru


Night on the Galactic Railroad

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 銀河鉄道の夜
English: Night on the Galactic Railroad
German: Night on the Galactic Railroad
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Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 13, 1985
Producers: None found, add some
Studios: Group TAC
Source: Novel
Genres: Award WinningAward Winning, DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy, MysteryMystery
Themes: AnthropomorphicAnthropomorphic, HistoricalHistorical
Demographic: KidsKids
Duration: 1 hr. 47 min.
Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 7.351 (scored by 1020910,209 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #25232
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #4381
Members: 27,911
Favorites: 379

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Synopsis

Giovanni is a young boy who lives on the outskirts of a small rustic village. His mother is bedridden and his father has not returned home since leaving to work on a fishing boat. An outcast at school, Giovanni has only one friend: Campanella, the mayor's son. During the town's Festival of Stars, Giovanni starts to daydream atop a hill and looks up to find a steam engine train floating in the air. He boards the train only to find his friend Campanella already there. And so, the two begin their journey through the stars where they come across unusual people and visit many beautiful and haunting places.

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Background

Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru is based on the 1934 classic children's story by the esteemed author Kenji Miyazawa.

The movie won the Oofuji Noburou Award at the Mainichi Film Awards in 1985.

Characters & Voice Actors

Giovanni

Main
Tanaka, Mayumi
Japanese

Campanella

Main
Sakamoto, Chika
Japanese

Conductor

Supporting
Kaji, Tetsuya
Japanese

Toudaimori

Supporting
Tokita, Fujio
Japanese

Musengishi

Supporting
Aono, Takeshi
Japanese

Gakusha

Supporting
Kaneda, Ryonosuke
Japanese

Milkman

Supporting
Kurazaki, Seiji
Japanese

Campanella's Father

Supporting
Naya, Gorou
Japanese

Kaoru

Supporting
Nakahara, Kaori
Japanese

Tadashi

Supporting
Fuchizaki, Yuriko
Japanese

Staff

Tashiro, Atsumi
Producer, Sound Director
Sugii, Gisaburou
Director, Storyboard


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Reviews

Aug 11, 2024
First off, do not let the kitten character designs and animation style fool you. This is NOT a happy kids movie. Night on the Galactic Railroad is one of the most surrealist, bittersweet, and philosophical films ever made, dealing with topics of self-sacrifice, selflessness, death, the afterlife, and religion. The novel of the same name this movie is based on was published around 1934 after the author, Kenji Miyazawa, passed away in 1933. Although I am by no means an expert in this man's history, this story really helps explain his thoughts on the afterlife and his purpose for his life ...
Oct 1, 2023
Mixed Feelings
“Night on the Galactic Railroad” is what happens when You have a hell of a trip after a bunch of drugs You took to deal with a really, Really tough day.

One night a boy named Giovanni finds himself on a very unique train. He doesn’t really have any recollection of getting a ticket. On the train he finds his (probably only) friend - Campanella. Together they travel through the galaxy on the way to the edge of the universe. During the ride they meet a bunch of people who have different takes on life and witness a lot of things that would make You question ...
Aug 28, 2019
Night on the Galactic Railroad is one of those movies that tries really hard to be deep and meaningful. If you like these sorts of movies, you’ll probably be able to find enjoyment in this one. It’s not entirely on the same level of weird, abstract/surreal as something like 2001 A Space Odyssey, but it’s approaching it.

The characters are dreadful. They don’t react to anything that happens around them, even when insane things are occurring. It’s hard to talk about the characters because they do not do very much throughout the movie. Mostly we see shots of them looking at things and being ...

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