Poppoya
Original title: The Railroad Man
2000 · 1 h 52 min
Yasuo FuruhataCast
Ken Takakura 
Shinobu Ôtake 
Ryôko Hirosue 
Hidetaka Yoshioka 
Masanobu Andô Ken Shimura
Credits
Written by: Jirô Asada
Plot
A stationmaster at a dying Hokkaido line, haunted by his late wife and daughter, cannot leave his career.
Sinekatalog’s take
A quiet, moving portrait of devotion.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,557 votes)
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