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1999 Japanese film
Poppoya
Theatrical poster for Poppoya (1999)
Directed byYasuo Furuhata
Written byJirō Asada (novel)
Yoshiki Iwama (screenplay)
Produced byJun'ichi Shindō
Tan Takaiwa
StarringKen Takakura
CinematographyDaisaku Kimura
Edited byKiyoaki Saitō
Music byRyoichi Kuniyoshi
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • 5 June 1999 (1999-06-05)
Running time112 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥3.49 billion ($30.6 million)

Poppoya (鉄道員, Poppoya / Tetsudōin, "Railwayman") is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. It was Japan's submission to the 72nd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony. The film was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in Japan.

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. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.

Cast

See also

References

  1. Infobox data from 鉄道員 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 16 May 2009. and Poppoya (1999) at IMDb
  2. "邦画興行収入ランキング". SF MOVIE DataBank (in Japanese). General Works. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) - Japan". World Bank. 1999. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
  5. "Awards for Poppoya (1999)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.

External links

Films directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Film
Japanese submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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Mainichi Film Award for Best Film


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