Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War
19931h 19m6.1
Animation, Drama, War
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genre
- Animation
- Origin
- Japan
About
A young Japanese actress remembers her war childhood in Korea. Her father goes to fight, her baby sister Miko dies of typhoid, her beloved Korean maid Ohana is fired due to a mistake which could cost Chiko her life... By and by Chiko realizes that the country is being ruled by the Japanese and the Koreans are persecuted. When the war ends, the Koreans chase the Japanese rule and the roles change. Now Chiko's family is unwanted. But then the Russians come and this is the end. They have to burn all the pictures to avoid all suspicions... even Miko's picture. But when the Russians come to their house, they decide to flee over the 38th Parallel towards freedom. A group of men, women, children struggles along the mountains, led by the light of the Northern Star. Along the way they meet a Korean man, who is willing to help them to escape the Russian soldiers although his family was killed by the Japanese.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Satoru Namekawa, Toshio Hirata
- Writing
- Hideo Asakura, Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 7, 1993
Cast
Yoshino Takamori
Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)
Keiko Han
Masuko Kobayashi (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Takeshi (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
Shigeko (voice)
Tomoko Maruo
Ohana (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Sano (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
Takayashi (voice)
Chafurin
Village chief (voice)
Yuka Ôno
Yohko (voice)
Issei Miyazaki
Yong-il (voice)
Michiko Neya
Hatsue (voice)
Junji Kitajima
Guide (voice)
Koji Ishii
Interpreter (voice)
Eiji Itoh
Station staff (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo
Yukiko (voice)
Johnny Nomura
Officer (voice)
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