Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

MOVIE FINISHED SUMMER 1993 1 eps 60%
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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 North 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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Studios: MADHOUSE

Characters

Chitose Kobayashi
MAIN
VA: Yoshino Takamori
Miko Kobayashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Chika Sakamoto
Yong-Il
SUPPORTING
VA: Issei Miyazaki
Kazuhiko Kobayashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Hideyuki Tanaka
Takeshi
SUPPORTING
VA: Kenichi Ogata
Shigeko
SUPPORTING
VA: Reiko Suzuki
Masuko Kobayashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Keiko Han
Hatsue
SUPPORTING
VA: Michiko Neya
Village Chief
SUPPORTING
VA: Chafuurin
Guide
SUPPORTING
VA: Junji Kitajima
Interpreter
SUPPORTING
VA: Kouji Ishii
Ohana
SUPPORTING
VA: Chiko
Sano
SUPPORTING
VA: Shinpachi Tsuji
Hayashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Hideyuki Umezu
Yuko
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuka Ohno
Yukiko
SUPPORTING
VA: Yuuko Sumitomo
Officer
SUPPORTING
VA: Johnny Nomura

Staff

Toshio Hirata
Director
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Script
Masaru Kitao
Key Animation
Masao Maruyama
Setting
Yuuji Ikeda
Art Director
John Ledford
Executive Producer (English)
Gary Lipkowitz
ADR Director (English)
Gary Lipkowitz
ADR Script (English)
Susumu Aketagawa
Sound Director
Hiromi Iwasaki
Theme Song Performance
Osamu Mikasa
Color Design
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Director of Photography

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Stats

Average Score
60
Mean Score
63
Popularity
1,165
Favourites
4
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 26 PLANNING: 686 COMPLETED: 406 DROPPED: 19 PAUSED: 28
Score Distribution
10: 7
20: 4
30: 4
40: 23
50: 42
60: 87
70: 68
80: 53
90: 21
100: 10

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