Night on the Galactic Railroad

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Programme: Fresh Eyes

Year: 1985

Director: Gisaburo Sugii

Format: Digital / 113 min.

Language: Japanese (with Chinese and English subtitles)

Audience: Everyone

Location: House 2

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Night on the Galactic Railroad

Director and artist Gisaburo Sugii’s charming animation follows the journey of a young blue cat named Giovanni, who embarks on a celestial adventure to the end of the universe on a mysterious space locomotive. This dreamlike narrative follows Giovanni and his friend Campanella as they encounter many unusual and surreal sights: fellow travelers who seem to appear out of thin air; million-year-old walnuts buried in stardust; abandoned villages; magical apples; and infinite fields of corn or flowers. Based on a novel of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa, this ethereal and melancholic tale brings audiences touching life lessons.

Gisaburo Sugii. Night on the Galactic Railroad, 1985. © Asahi Shimbun-sha/TV Asahi/Kadokawa Pictures

About the Director

Gisaburō Sugii (b. 1940, Japan) is an anime director and Nihonga artist. As a member of the Directors Guild of Japan and the Japanese Animation Creators Association, Sugii’s oeuvre is vast, but is most well-known for his Touch series (1981–1986) as well as Night on the Galactic Railroad, which received several nominations and was awarded the Ofuji Noburo Award at Mainichi Film Concours.

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