Poppoya 1999

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.

Cast:

Ken Takakura
Otomatsu Sato 

Ryoko Hirosue
Yukiko Sato 

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hideo Sugiura 

Masanobu Ando
Toshiyuki Yoshioka 

Ken Shimura
Hajime Yoshioka 

Shinobu Ôtake
Shizue Sato 

• Railroad Man
• The Railroader