

Night on the Galactic Railroad
Japan's most beloved children's book is now a hauntingly beautiful feature film.
Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a celestial train with his only friend, Campanella. Together, they embark on an extraordinary journey through the galaxy, encountering mysterious characters and grappling with life's deepest questions.
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- Language
- Japanese
- friendship
- japan
- based on novel or book
- buddhism
- cat
- philosophy
- literature
- innocence
- melancholy
- surrealism
- anthropomorphism
- another dimension
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AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG13 Jul 1985
GermanyDE
- Physical12Blu-ray / DVD15 Jun 2018
JapanJP
- Theatrical13 Jul 1985
South KoreaKR
- Digital / OTTALL6 Sept 2017
TaiwanTW
- Theatrical22 Dec 2023
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Night on the Galactic Railroad was released on 13 July 1985.
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Norsk
3/27/2026
Based on a 1983 manga which was itself based on the classic 1927 book by Kenji Miyazawa, Night on the Galactic Railroad is a movie you are unlikely to forget. This movie will leave you sad, bewildered and happy all at various times. Two humanoid cats find themselves on a mysterious railroad through the universe. There are others on board this train as well and all of them seem to know where it is heading except the b…
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