Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War

Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War

Original title: お星さまのレール

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6.1/10

(4)

10/7/1993

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1h 19min

Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War

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Animation
Drama
War
History

Synopsis

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.

Direction: Satoru Namekawa

Direction: 平田敏夫

Producer: Satoru Ohtsuka, Yûzô Hori

Cast

鷹森淑乃

鷹森淑乃

Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)

潘恵子

潘恵子

Masuko Kobayashi (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

Takeshi (voice)

坂本千夏

坂本千夏

Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)

鈴木れい子

鈴木れい子

Shigeko (voice)

Chiko

Chiko

Ohana (voice)

辻親八

辻親八

Sano (voice)

梅津秀行

梅津秀行

Takayashi (voice)

Chafurin

Chafurin

Village chief (voice)

宮崎一成

宮崎一成

Yong-il (voice)