Kenji Miyazawa's Night on the Galactic Express

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-02-07

Languages:

Japanese, Esperanto

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (782 Reviews)

Director:

Gisaburo Sugii Arlen Tarlofsky

Genres:

Animation Adventure Drama

Cast:

Mayumi Tanaka Chika Sakamoto Junko Hori Ayumi Ishijo

Writer:

Kenji Miyazawa (novel)

Hiroshi Masumura (idea)

Minoru Betsuyaku (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On the night of a cat village's Festival of the Stars, a kitten and his friend go on an celestial journey on a magical space locomotive. On that trip, they have various stops where they meet strange sights, even more unusual fellow passengers and learn some lessons of life on their trip to the terminus of the Galactic Railroad.

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