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Veteran actor Ken Takakura deservedly copped best actor prize at Montreal for his perf as the proud but lonely stationmaster in “Poppoya: Railroad Man,” a well-mounted character study that...
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.
Railroad Man: Directed by Yasuo Furuhata. With Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka. The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
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- Drama
- Yasuo Furuhata
- 1999-06-05
Synopsis Sato Otomatsu (Ken Takakura) works for the railroad that serves his small, out-of-the-way Japanese village. When he learns that he will soon be out of a job because his unpopular line is...
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- Yasuo Furuhata
- Drama
- Ken Takakura
Jan 31, 2016 · Beautifully photographed with picturesque shots of trains against the deep snows of Northern Japan, Poppoya was Japan’s submission for the 1999 Oscars and does have all the trappings of a prestige melodrama.
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Facing an abolishment of the local line in Hokkaido, a hardcore man, who has been proudly living as a high spirited hardcore stationmaster of the dead-end station, is now facing his retirement and look back his own life.
