Watch Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War (1993) Online!

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.

Directing:
  • Toshio Hirata
  • Satoru Namekawa

Writing:
  • Tatsuhiko Urahata
  • Chitose Kobayashi
  • Hideo Asakura

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Release Date: 1993-10-07
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  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 79
Eiji Itou
Eiji Itou
Station staff (voice)
Yoshino Takamori
Yoshino Takam...
Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Hideyuki Tana...
Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)
Keiko Han
Keiko Han
Masuko Kobayashi (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Kenichi Ogata
Takeshi (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Chika Sakamot...
Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
Reiko Suzuki
Shigeko (voice)
Tomoko Maruo
Tomoko Maruo
Ohana (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Shinpachi Tsu...
Sano (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu
Hideyuki Umez...
Takayashi (voice)
Chafurin
Chafurin
Village chief (voice)
Issei Miyazaki
Issei Miyazak...
Yong-il (voice)
Michiko Neya
Michiko Neya
Hatsue (voice)
Kouji Ishii
Kouji Ishii
Interpreter (voice)
Yuko Sumitomo
Yuko Sumitomo
Yukiko (voice)
Koji Ishii
Koji Ishii
Interpreter (voice)
Ken'ichi Ogata
Ken'ichi Ogat...
Takeshi (voice)
Eiji Itoh
Eiji Itoh
Station staff (voice)
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