Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
- Original title
- 銀河鉄道の夜
- Directed by
- Gisaburō Sugii
- Genre
- fantasy film, ghost film, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 98 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari (1985)
Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred (1958)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.