Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children(1993)

🙂 63%

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 North 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.

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Anime details

Format

MOVIE

Episodes

1

Episode Duration

79 minutes

Status

finished

Start Date

Jul 10, 1993

End Date

Jul 10, 1993

Season

summer 1993

Average Score

59%

Mean Score

63%

Popularity

1042

Favorites

4

Studios

MADHOUSE, Shanghai Animation Film Studio

Producers

ADV Films

Source

OTHER

Genres

Drama

Romaji

O-Hoshisama no Rail

English

Rail of the Star: A True Story of Children

Native

お星さまのレール

Synonyms

مسرح الحياة

Characters

Miko Kobayashi

SUPPORTING

Chika Sakamoto

JAPANESE

Yong-Il

SUPPORTING

Issei Miyazaki

JAPANESE

Chitose Kobayashi

MAIN

Yoshino Takamori

JAPANESE

Kazuhiko Kobayashi

SUPPORTING

Hideyuki Tanaka

JAPANESE

Takeshi

SUPPORTING

Kenichi Ogata

JAPANESE

Shigeko

SUPPORTING

Reiko Suzuki

JAPANESE

Masuko Kobayashi

SUPPORTING

Keiko Han

JAPANESE

Hatsue

SUPPORTING

Michiko Neya

JAPANESE

Village Chief

SUPPORTING

Chafuurin

JAPANESE

Guide

SUPPORTING

Junji Kitajima

JAPANESE

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