Poppoya
| Poppoya | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster for Poppoya (1999) | |
| Directed by | Yasuo Furuhata[1] |
| Written by | Jirō Asada (novel) Yoshiki Iwama (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Jun'ichi Shindō Tan Takaiwa |
| Starring | Ken Takakura |
| Cinematography | Daisaku Kimura |
| Edited by | Kiyoaki Saitō |
| Music by | Ryoichi Kuniyoshi Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date | 5 June 1999 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥3.49 billion[2] ($30.6 million)[3] |
Poppoya (鉄道員, Poppoya / Tetsudōin, "Railwayman") is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4] It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[5] The film was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in Japan.
Synopsis
A railway station master at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the line serving the village is scheduled for closure, an erstwhile colleague offers him a job at a resort hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railwayman. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.[6]
Cast
- Ken Takakura: Otomatsu Satō
- Shinobu Otake: Shizue Satō
- Ryōko Hirosue: Yukiko Satō
- Hidetaka Yoshioka: Hideo Sugiura
- Masanobu Andō: Toshiyuki Yoshioka
- Ken Shimura: Hajime Yoshioka
- Tomoko Naraoka: Mune Katō
- Yoshiko Tanaka: Akiko Sugiura
- Nenji Kobayashi: Senji Sugiura
See also
References
- ^ Infobox data from 鉄道員 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 16 May 2009. and Poppoya (1999) at IMDb
- ^ "邦画興行収入ランキング". SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - Japan". World Bank. 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Awards for Poppoya (1999)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ based on Poppoya at AllMovie
External links
- Poppoya at IMDb
- Poppoya at AllMovie
- 鉄道員 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- "POPPOYA TETSUDO-EN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- 鉄道員. walkerplus.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- 鉄道員（ぽっぽや）(1999). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- 鉄道員 ぽっぽや (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
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