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| Poppoya | |
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 Theatrical poster forPoppoya (1999) | |
| Directed by | Yasuo Furuhata[1] |
| Screenplay by | Yoshiki Iwama |
| Based on | Poppoya byJirō Asada |
| Produced by | Jun'ichi Shindō Tan Takaiwa |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Daisaku Kimura |
| Edited by | Kiyoaki Saitō |
| Music by | Ryoichi Kuniyoshi Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥3.49 billion[2] ($30.6 million)[3] |
Poppoya (鉄道員,Poppoya[a]), also known asThe Railroad Man, is a1999Japanese film directed byYasuo Furuhata. It wasJapan's submission to the72nd Academy Awards for theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4] It was chosen as Best Film at theJapan Academy Prize ceremony.[5] The film was the third-highest-grossing film of the year in Japan.
A railwaystation master at a dying end-of-the-linevillage inHokkaido 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.
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