Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
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Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

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Let’s watch an absolute classic of Japanese family entertainment: Night on the Galactic Railroad was adapted from the classic fantasy novel with the same name from 1934 by Kenji Miyazawa, read by generations of Japanese school children. The film shows a great interest in European culture, from the character names to the interest in Christian themes and the use of the constructed language Esperanto, which Kenji Miyazawa was deeply interested in. Lovingly animated and directed by an industry veteran, Night on the Galactic Railroad is a little-seen gem that deserves to be watched on the big screen.

Credits

Regie
Gisaburo Sugii
Genre
anime
Speelduur
113 minuten
Land
Japan
Taal
Japans
Ondertiteling
Engels

Storyline

In this symbolic and thoughtful film Giovanni and Campanella, the first a blue-colored cat, the second a pink-colored one, board steam train that takes them across the galaxy. At each increasingly surrealist stop, then boys meet more outlandish characters, including an obsessed archeologist and a bird catcher who turns his catch into candy. Yet with every stop the train journey’s destination also grows more ominous.