Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

Original title

銀河鉄道の夜

Directed by

Gisaburō Sugii

Genre

fantasy film, ghost film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 98 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young cat named Giovanni boards a mystical train that travels through the stars. He journeys with his friend Campanella across a cosmic landscape, meeting strange passengers along the way.

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What happens

Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru), also known as Giovanni and Campanella in some markets, is a 1985 Japanese anime film directed by Gisaburo Sugii, based on Hiroshi Masumura's manga adaptation of the 1934 fantasy novel of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. The film's screenplay was written by Minoru Betsuyaku. Its plot follows a young cat named Giovanni (voiced by Mayumi Tanaka), who journeys on a train with his classmate Campanella (Chika Sakamoto) through the Milky Way galaxy. Produced independently by the animation studio Group TAC, the film was released by Nippon Herald Films on July 13, 1985. It was awarded the Ōfuji Noburō Award in the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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