Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War

Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War by Satoru Namekawa

6.10

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 Northern 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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Cast

Yoshino Takamori

Yoshino Takamori as Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka as Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)

Keiko Han

Keiko Han as Masuko Kobayashi (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata as Takeshi (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Chika Sakamoto as Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)

Reiko Suzuki

Reiko Suzuki as Shigeko (voice)

Tomoko Maruo

Tomoko Maruo as Ohana (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji as Sano (voice)

Hideyuki Umezu

Hideyuki Umezu as Takayashi (voice)

Chafurin

Chafurin as Village chief (voice)

Yuka Ôno

Yuka Ôno as Yohko (voice)

Issei Miyazaki

Issei Miyazaki as Yong-il (voice)

Michiko Neya

Michiko Neya as Hatsue (voice)

Junji Kitajima

Junji Kitajima as Guide (voice)

Koji Ishii

Koji Ishii as Interpreter (voice)

Eiji Itoh

Eiji Itoh as Station staff (voice)

Yuko Sumitomo

Yuko Sumitomo as Yukiko (voice)

Johnny Nomura

Johnny Nomura as Officer (voice)

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