O-Hoshisama no Rail
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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Rankings
#12 highest rated of 1993
#11 most popular of 1993
Data
Format
MOVIE
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
79 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Tue Aug 10 1993
End Date
Tue Aug 10 1993
Season
SUMMER 1993
Average Score
59%
Mean Score
63%
Popularity
1034
Favourites
4
Studios
Producers
ADV Films
Source
OTHER
Genres
DramaRomaji
O-Hoshisama no Rail
English
Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children
Native
お星さまのレール
Synonyms
مسرح الحياة
Characters
Chitose Kobayashi
MAIN
Yoshino Takamori
JAPANESE
Miko Kobayashi
SUPPORTING
Chika Sakamoto
JAPANESE
Village Chief
SUPPORTING
Chafuurin
JAPANESE
Officer
SUPPORTING
Johnny Nomura
JAPANESE
Yong-Il
SUPPORTING
Issei Miyazaki
JAPANESE
Guide
SUPPORTING
Junji Kitajima
JAPANESE
Interpreter
SUPPORTING
Kouji Ishii
JAPANESE
Kazuhiko Kobayashi
SUPPORTING
Hideyuki Tanaka
JAPANESE
Ohana
SUPPORTING
Chiko
JAPANESE
Takeshi
SUPPORTING
Kenichi Ogata
JAPANESE
Staff
Toshio Hirata
Director
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Script
Masaru Kitao
Key Animation
Masao Maruyama
Setting
Yoshinori Kanemori
Character Design
Kouichi Sakata
Music
Katsunori Kimizuka
Animation Director
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Director of Photography
Satoru Namekawa
Unit Director
Susumu Aketagawa
Sound Director
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
18 Users
- PLANNING
614 Users
- COMPLETED
364 Users
- DROPPED
14 Users
- PAUSED
24 Users