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Railways (film)
is a Japanese film released on 29 May 2010. The film was produced by Shūji Abe, directed by Yoshinari Nishikōri, and stars Kiichi Nakai and Reiko Takashima. Plot The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture. Cast * Kiichi Nakai as Hajime Tsutsui * Yuika Motokariya as Sachi, Hajime's daughter * Reiko Takashima as Yukiko, Hajime's wife * Tomoko Naraoka as Kinyo, Hajime's mother * Takahiro Miura as Miyata Daigo * Isao Hashizume as the Ichibata Railway chief * Shiro Sano as the Ichibata Railway deputy * Yoshiko Miyazaki as Moriyama, a nurse * Kenichi Endō as Kawahira * Ken Nakamoto as Nishida * Masahiro Komoto as Fukushima, the chief instructor * Tetsu Watanabe as Takahashi, a veteran train mechanic * Kanta Ogata as Yabuuchi, the train driver trainer * Masanori Ishii as Takubo, the railway controller * Matsunosuke Shofukutei as Toyo, the gardener References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiichi Nakai
is a Japanese actor. His name was given by Yasujirō Ozu. His father, Keiji Sada, also a movie actor, died when Nakai was only two years old. Nakai started his acting career while he was still in university and was awarded the Rookie of the Year at the Japan Academy Awards in 1981. He won the Japan Academy Best Supporting Actor award in 1994 (for ''47 Ronin'') and Best Actor award in 2003 (for '' Mibu gishi den'' (''When the Last Sword is Drawn'')). He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 19th Hochi Film Award for ''47 Ronin''. In 2003 he played a Japanese delegate to a Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty in ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth''. Though a few of his lines are in Japanese, most are in Mandarin. His older sister, Kie Nakai, is also an actress. Selected filmography Film Television Video games Japanese dubbing Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done merit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |