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Railways (2010)

Railways poster
Original title
RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語
Directed by
Yoshinari Nishikoori
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A 49-year-old man leaves his corporate job to fulfill a dream of becoming a train driver in a small coastal town. He starts training for the new career while adjusting to a quieter life with his wife.

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What happens

Railways (Japanese: RAILWAYS 49歳で電車の運転士になった男の物語, Hepburn: Railways 49-sai de Densha no Untenshi ni Natta Otoko no Monogatari) is a Japanese film released on 29 May 2010. The film was produced by Shūji Abe, directed by Yoshinari Nishikōri, and stars Kiichi Nakai and Reiko Takashima. This is the first movie in the Railways trilogy of films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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