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Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children (movie)

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Alternative title:
O-Hoshisama no Rail (Japanese)
Rail of the Star
مسرح الحياة (Arabic)
お星さまのレール (Japanese)
Genres: drama
Themes: historical
Plot Summary: 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.
User Ratings: 27 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (sub:1, dub:1)
 Very good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Good: 7 votes (sub:6, Spa.dub:1)
 Decent: 5 votes (sub:5)
 So-so: 2 votes (Spa.dub:1, ?:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
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Seen in part or in whole by 57 users, rank: #2782
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.704 (Good-.29), std. dev.: 1.8422, rank: #2171
Weighted mean: 6.679 (Good-.32), rank: #2110 (seen all: 6.68)
Bayesian estimate: 6.903 (Good-.09), rank: #1534
Running time: 79 minutes
Vintage: 1993
Premiere date:
1993-07-10 (Japan)
In the news 1 times:
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director:
Satoru Namekawa
Toshio Hirata

Script:
Hideo Asakura
Tatsuhiko Urahata

Music:
Kôichi Sakata
Koichi Sato

Character Design: Yoshinori Kanemori

Original Novel: Chitose Kobayashi

Director of Photography: Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Producer:
Satoru Ohtsuka
Yuza Hori

Chief animator: Katsunori Kimitsuka

Planning: Kisuke Shikamoto

Production Design: Masao Maruyama

Supervision: Mamoru Takeuchi

Theme Song Composition: Kôichi Sakata

 

Chika Sakamoto as Miko Kobayashi

Keiko Han as Chiko's Mother

Hideyuki Tanaka

Yoshino Takamori

Japanese companies 

Animation Production: Madhouse Studios

Production: TV Tokyo

Released by: JVC

English cast 
English staff 

Director: Gary Dehan

Script: Gary Dehan

Art director: Laura Gadbois Attwell

Executive producer: John Ledford

Producer: Gary Dehan

Audio Mix: Paul Killam

International Coordination: Toru Iwakami

Logo Design: Andy Orjuela

Packaging Design: Andy Orjuela

Production Coordination: Janice Williams

Production Intern: Nancy Semin

Project Translator: Kuni Kimura

Sound Design: Paul Killam

Sound Engineer: Charles Campbell

Voice Stunt Director: Charles Campbell

Amy McAndrew as Aunt Yohko

Bill Wise as
Korean Sergeant
Mad boy 2

Catherine Glynn as Chitose

Charles Campbell as
Heijou Neighbor
Russian Cook

Christopher Shea as Kazuhiko

David Kroll as
Mad Boy
Takahashi

Diane Perella as Masuko

Gary Dehan as Heijou Guide

Glen Zoch as Takeshi

Jackie Belvin as Ohana

James Elliot as
Kaiush Guide
Yon Il

Jessica Schwartz as Miko

Karen Aroian as
Actor
Little Girl

Laura House as
Actor
Little Girl 2

Patricia Goldwater as Shigeko

English companies 

Distributor: ADV Films (UK) (UK)

Licensed by: ADV Films

Recording Studio: Monster Island

 
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