Father of the Milky Way Railroad

Synopsis

Biopic based on the life of poet and novelist Kenji Miyazawa, one of Japan’s most read and beloved authors of children’s stories. The story traces the genius writer’s brief but amazing life through his relationship with his loving father Masajiro, a successful pawnbroker and modern man of the Meiji era who struggles to keep up with his eccentric son’s ambitions.

Main Cast

Koji Yakusho

Miyazawa Masajiro

Age : N/A | Popularity : 67%

Masaki Suda

Miyazawa Kenji

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Nana Mori

Miyazawa Toshi

Age : 22 | Popularity : 10%

Yudai Toyoda

Miyazawa Seiroku

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Maki Sakai

Miyazawa Ichi

Age : 54 | Popularity : 8%

Min Tanaka

Miyazawa Kisuke

Age : N/A | Popularity : 66%

Riku Nakamura

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Moka Ishikawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Izuru Narushima
	Script Supervisor	Naoko Mori
Writing	Writer	Riko Sakaguchi
	Novel	Yoshinobu Kadoi
Production	Executive Producer	Naoya Kinoshita Yumiko Takebe
	Producer	Yukiko Tanigawa Masaru Nezu Atsuyuki Shimoda
	Co-Producer	Kimio Hara
	Line Producer	Yoshiyuki Oikawa
	Production Supervisor	Masaki Tanabe
Sound	Original Music Composer	Shogo Kaida
	Music Supervisor	Goro Yasukawa
	Music Producer	Genichi Tsushima
	Sound Recordist	Showa Matsumoto
	Sound Effects	Akihiko Okase
	Theme Song Performance	Kiyoe Yoshioka Yoshiki Mizuno
Lighting	Lighting Director	Kôta Satô
Art	Art Designer	Takashi Nishimura
	Set Decoration	Yukio Yuzawa
Visual Effects	VFX Artist	Atsushi Sugimoto
Editing	Editor	Hirohide Abe
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Designer	Mari Miyamoto
	Hairstylist	Mariko Tanaka
Camera	Director of Photography	Daisuke Soma
Department	Role	Name

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