Night on the Galactic Railroad
Based on a short story by the popular children's writer Kenji Miyazawa, Galactic Railroad offers viewers a slow-paced, dreamlike journey through space and time. When Giovanni, a lonely boy in a hill town, goes to get milk for his ailing mother, he finds himself crossing the Milky Way on a faster-than-light steam railroad. The stations he visits in various constellations, like the planets explored by St. Exupery's Little Prince, offer curious adventures and an assortment of human "types." Reality and fantasy blur aboard the train, and its travels across the light-years sometimes suggests the journey through life. The characters are depicted as cats, presumably to avoid the problems of animati
Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Finished airing
- Episodes
- 1
- First aired
- 1985-07-13
- Age rating
- G
- Community score
- 7.2 out of 10
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Historical, Mystery
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Quick answers about Night on the Galactic Railroad
Is Night on the Galactic Railroad a movie or a TV series?
Night on the Galactic Railroad is a movie.
Is Night on the Galactic Railroad still airing?
No. Night on the Galactic Railroad has finished airing.
When did Night on the Galactic Railroad first air?
Night on the Galactic Railroad first aired on July 13, 1985.
What genre is Night on the Galactic Railroad?
Night on the Galactic Railroad is Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Historical, and Mystery anime.
What is Night on the Galactic Railroad about?
Based on a short story by the popular children's writer Kenji Miyazawa, Galactic Railroad offers viewers a slow-paced, dreamlike journey through space and time.
How is Night on the Galactic Railroad rated?
Night on the Galactic Railroad has a community score of 7.2 out of 10 on Kitsu, with an age rating of G.
What anime is similar to Night on the Galactic Railroad?
Anime similar to Night on the Galactic Railroad include Sunday Without God, Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku, Mushi-Shi, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and Spice and Wolf.
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