Railroad Man
1999 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,399 VOTES · DIR. Yasuo Furuhata
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,005 lines
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00:02:27 Signal, okay!
00:09:09 Despite our worries
00:13:00 He's a stationmaster
00:15:54 "Start!"
00:19:26 He's true to his job He loves the railroad
00:23:49 Come here
00:26:43 so he'll get promotions, but...
00:30:01 Thank you
00:35:59 Mr. Otomatsu Sato! Come on!
00:39:55 Sen
00:44:28 Isa's daughter?
00:48:08 No. It's hot
00:50:56 The smell of the mold on an old station
00:54:24 His barracks isn't far
00:59:42 Whether I adopt him, or what he will be...
01:03:12 Sake during the day?
01:08:36 Sometimes God appears quickly
01:13:14 because you ran the train, rain or shine
01:18:16 I knew...
01:22:44 I'll show you something
01:27:10 Back to the barren fields before the railroad came
01:33:08 I don't know, but it's like magic
01:38:41 You showed it to me
01:48:25 Not taught railroader is ever moved to tears
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,005
Dialogue density9.0 lines / min
First line00:02:27
Final line01:48:25
Production Record
DirectorYasuo Furuhata
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,399