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

6.1(5)19931h 19m1

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.

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    6.1/10

    5 votes

Status
Released
Budget
Box office
Language
Japanese
  • escape
  • world war ii
  • russian soldier
  • japanese occupation
  • japanese army
  • anime
  • japanese invasion of korea

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG7 Oct 1993
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical7 Oct 1993

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When was Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War released?
Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War was released on 7 October 1993.
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Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War holds a 6.1/10 audience score from 5 votes.
Who directed Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War?
Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (1993) was directed by Satoru Namekawa.
How long is Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War?
Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War runs for 1h 19m.

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