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 | June 5, 1999 |
Running time | 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 鉄道員 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-16. and Poppoya (1999) at IMDb
- ^ http://www.eiren.org/toukei/1999.html
- ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ "Awards for Poppoya (1999)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ based on Poppoya at AllMovie
External links
- Poppoya at IMDb
- Poppoya at AllMovie
- 鉄道員 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- "POPPOYA TETSUDO-EN". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- 鉄道員 (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - 鉄道員（ぽっぽや）(1999) (in Japanese). allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- 鉄道員 ぽっぽや (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
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