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Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War
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RAIL OF THE STAR - A TRUE STORY OF CHILDREN AND WAR

19931h 19m6.1 TMDb

Directed by Satoru Namekawa

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A young Japanese actress remembers her war childhood in Korea. Her father goes to fight, her baby sister Miko dies of typhoid, her beloved Korean maid Ohana is fired due to a mistake which could cost Chiko her life...

Cast

Yoshino Takamori

Yoshino Takamori

Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)

Keiko Han

Keiko Han

Masuko Kobayashi (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Takeshi (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Chika Sakamoto

Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Reiko Suzuki

Shigeko (voice)

Tomoko Maruo

Tomoko Maruo

Ohana (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

Sano (voice)

Movie Vibe

Suspense5.7
Emotion8.3
Complexity6.7
Humor6.4
Realism10
Action5.4
Darkness6.1

Who would enjoy this

Recommended for

  • fans of character-driven stories
  • fans of imaginative animated filmmaking

May not appeal to

  • those seeking nonstop action
  • fans of purely lighthearted entertainment

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