Night Train to the Stars

Night Train to the Stars (1996)

Drama

“Night Train to the Stars” is a biography of the fascinating life of Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan's most beloved fantasy novelists. Miyazawa is an idealist pledging with his friend Kanai to work for the improved life of farmers. Troubled by his family’s interest in money making and social status, he leaves home after graduating high school to join a Buddhist sect in Tokyo. After falling out with a friend, and receiving news about his sister re-emerging pneumonia, he decides to return home where starts his own experimental school, teaching new farming methods to young local farmers while also instructing them in music and arts. It was only after his death, through the help of his brother Seiroku, that his writings became widely read.

Director: Kazuki Ōmori
Writer: Machiko Nasu

Casts

	Naoto Ogata as Kenji Miyazawa
	Maki Mizuno as Toshi Miyazawa
	Kippei Shiina as Kanai Hosaka
	Yoshihiko Hakamada as Katoji Fujiwara
	Ryuji Harada as Seiroku Miyazawa
	Yuki Saito as Tsuyu Takase
	Yuriko Hoshi as Ichi Miyazawa
	Tetsuya Watari as Masajiro Miyazawa
	Leo Morimoto as
	Sayaka Osawa as
	Ryuji Yamamoto as
	Eisuke Tsunoda as
	Junichi Hayakawa as
	Kōta Kusano as

Crew