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Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (1993)

Overview

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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Toshio Hirata profile
Toshio Hirata

Director

Satoru Namekawa profile
Satoru Namekawa

Director

Cast

Yoshino Takamori profile
Yoshino Takamori

Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka profile
Hideyuki Tanaka

Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)

Keiko Han profile
Keiko Han

Masuko Kobayashi (voice)

Kenichi Ogata profile
Kenichi Ogata

Takeshi (voice)

Chika Sakamoto profile
Chika Sakamoto

Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)

Reiko Suzuki profile
Reiko Suzuki

Shigeko (voice)

Tomoko Maruo profile
Tomoko Maruo

Ohana (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji profile
Shinpachi Tsuji

Sano (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu profile
Hideyuki Umezu

Takayashi (voice)

Chafurin profile
Chafurin

Village chief (voice)

Yuka Ôno profile
Yuka Ôno

Yohko (voice)

Issei Miyazaki profile
Issei Miyazaki

Yong-il (voice)

Yoshino Takamori profile
Yoshino Takamori

Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka profile
Hideyuki Tanaka

Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)

Keiko Han profile
Keiko Han

Masuko Kobayashi (voice)

Kenichi Ogata profile
Kenichi Ogata

Takeshi (voice)

Chika Sakamoto profile
Chika Sakamoto

Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)

Reiko Suzuki profile
Reiko Suzuki

Shigeko (voice)

Tomoko Maruo profile
Tomoko Maruo

Ohana (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji profile
Shinpachi Tsuji

Sano (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu profile
Hideyuki Umezu

Takayashi (voice)

Chafurin profile
Chafurin

Village chief (voice)

Yuka Ôno profile
Yuka Ôno

Yohko (voice)

Issei Miyazaki profile
Issei Miyazaki

Yong-il (voice)

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Release Date

October 7, 1993

Original Language

Japanese

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$0.00

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