Poppoya
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Theatrical poster for Poppoya (1999)
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| Directed by | Yasuo Furuhata[1] |
| Produced by | Jun'ichi Shindō Tan Takaiwa |
| Written by | Jirō Asada (novel) Yoshiki Iwama (screenplay) |
| Starring | Ken Takakura |
| Music by | Ryoichi Kuniyoshi Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cinematography | Daisaku Kimura |
| Edited by | Kiyoaki Saitō |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Release dates
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June 5, 1999 |
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Running time
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112 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥2,050,000,000 ($25,825,808)[2] |
Poppoya (鉄道員 Poppoya or Tetsudōin?, lit. Railroad Man) is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3] It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[4] The film was the 3rd highest grossing film of the year in Japan.
Synopsis
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.[5]
Cast
- Ken Takakura: Otomatsu Satō
- Shinobu Otake: Shizue Satō
- Ryōko Hirosue: Yukiko Satō
- Hidetaka Yoshioka: Hideo Sugiura
- Masanobu Ando: Toshiyuki Yoshioka
- Ken Shimura: Hajime Yoshioka
- Tomoko Naraoka: Mune Katō
- Yoshiko Tanaka: Akiko Sugiura
- Nenji Kobayashi: Senji Sugiura
See also
References
- ↑ Infobox data from Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Poppoya (1999) at IMDb
- ↑ http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1999.html
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Poppoya (1999) at IMDb
- Poppoya at AllMovie
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