CinemaOSMovie · 1993 · 1h 19m

Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War

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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... By and by Chiko realizes that the country is being ruled by the Japanese and the Koreans are persecuted. When the war ends, the Koreans chase the Japanese rule and the roles change. Now Chiko's family is unwanted. But then the Russians come and this is the end. They have to burn all the pictures to avoid all suspicions... even Miko's picture. But when the Russians come to their house, they decide to flee over the 38th Parallel towards freedom. A group of men, women, children struggles along the mountains, led by the light of the Northern Star. Along the way they meet a Korean man, who is willing to help them to escape the Russian soldiers although his family was killed by the Japanese.

Directed bySatoru Namekawa, Toshio Hirata

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
JA
Released
October 7, 1993

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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)

Hideyuki Umezu

Hideyuki Umezu

Takayashi (voice)

Chafurin

Chafurin

Village chief (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Satoru Namekawa
Toshio Hirata
Written by
Hideo Asakura
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Produced by
Satoru Ohtsuka
Yûzô Hori

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