Rail of the Star (Sub.VHS)

Release date: 1998-11-11
Age rating: NR

UPC: 702727025235 702727025235

Description:
Chitose, Chiko to her friends, is unaware of the meaning of war, but as a young Japanese girl growing up in occupied Korea during World War II, she will learn that soldiers on the battlefield are not the only casualties of armed conflict. From the first small inconveniences to the increasing scarcity of vital supplies, as the Empire of Japan reaps the bitter harvest of a failing war effort, its children must suffer as well. Chiko's once wealthy and privilege family is rocked by tragedy after tragedy, losing friends and loved ones and slowly sinking into poverty as the unrelenting ravages of war take their heavy toll. And yet, it is peace that brings the greatest danger of all, for Japan has lost the war. Chiko's family now find themselves completely abandoned, unwelcome and at the mercy of an angry and vengeful people possessing little compassion for their former conquerors. To make matters worse, Korea is divided by the Allied forces at the 28th parallel, and Chiko's family is in the northern half of the country where the Russian Army has already begun a ruthless search for the remaining Japanese. With their lives at stake, Chiko and her surviving family embark on an epic journey across a war-ravaged land in a desperate quest for the rumored freedom at the U.S. Occupied Zone! Based on a true story, this is a tale of war unlike any ever animated. A child and her family must endure the unendurable in their bid to reach the Promised Land of South Korea by rail or by foot, guided by the light of a star. Rail of the Star is an unforgettable tale of courage, tragedy and the triumph of the human spirit!

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