Movies
TV Shows
People
13/07/1985 Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy 1h 48m
71
User score

Japan's most beloved children's book is now a hauntingly beautiful feature film.

Overview

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.

  1. Gisaburō Sugii

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Mayumi Tanaka

    Giovanni (voice)

  2. Chika Sakamoto

    Campanella (voice)

  3. Junko Hori

    Zanelli (voice)

  4. Kaori Nakahara

    Kaoru (voice)

  5. Yoshie Shimamura

    Giovanni's Mother (voice)

  6. Reiko Niimura

    Old Woman (voice)

  7. Ayumi Ishijo

    (voice)

  8. Ayako Hori

    (voice)

  9. Chikao Ohtsuka

    Birdcatcher (voice)

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Norsk
Written by Norsk on 2026-03-27
Based on a 1983 manga which was itself based on the classic 1927 book by Kenji Miyazawa, Night on the Galactic Railroad is a movie you are unlikely to forget. This movie will leave you sad, bewildered and happy all at various times. Two humanoid cats find themselves on a mysterious railroad through the universe. There are others on board this train as well and all of them seem to know where it is heading except the blue cat Giovanni who does not seem at all bothered by this - he is simply enjoying the train ride. This is a movie best seen late at night as it helps set the mood. The soundtrack ...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. 猫の恩返し71%
  2. 思い出のマーニー79%
  3. メアリと魔女の花71%
  4. ブレイブ ストーリー64%
  5. The Little Prince76%
  6. Epic66%
  7. ポケモン・ザ・ムービーXY 光輪の超魔神 フーパ68%
  8. 天使のたまご77%
  9. A Tooth Fairy Tale85%
  10. 君たちはどう生きるか73%
  11. 屋根裏のラジャー76%
  12. The Ogglies67%
  13. ポケットモンスター ミュウツー! 我ハココニ在リ MEWTWO SAGA67%
  14. 劇場版 HUNTER×HUNTER 緋色の幻影71%
  15. 魔女の宅急便78%
  16. Strange World62%
  17. Kensuke's Kingdom71%
  18. NEMO/ニモ69%
  19. 映画ドラえもん のび太の大魔境67%
  20. 借りぐらしのアリエッティ76%

Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords