Railways

is a Japanese film released on 29 May 2010. The film was produced by Shūji Abe, directed by Yoshinari Nishikōri, and stars Kiichi Nakai and Reiko Takashima. This is the first movie in the Railways trilogy of films. Plot The movie tells the story of a 49-year-old office worker, who quits his job in Tokyo to become a train driver on the rural Ichibata Electric Railway in Shimane Prefecture. Cast Kiichi Nakai as Hajime Tsutsui Yuika Motokariya as Sachi, Hajime's daughter Reiko Takashima as Yukiko, Hajime's wife Tomoko Naraoka as Kinyo, Hajime's mother Takahiro Miura as Miyata Daigo Isao Hashizume as the Ichibata Railway chief Shiro Sano as the Ichibata Railway deputy Yoshiko Miyazaki as Moriyama, a nurse Kenichi Endō as Kawahira Ken Nakamoto as Nishida Masahiro Komoto as Fukushima, the chief instructor Tetsu Watanabe as Takahashi, a veteran train mechanic Kanta Ogata as Yabuuchi, the train driver trainer Masanori Ishii as Takubo, the railway controller Matsunosuke Shofukutei as Toyo, the gardener Film Series Overview Railways stands as a prelude to the subsequent pair of films within this cinematic series: