Poppoya
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Yasuo Furuhata
Nenji Kobayashi
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ken Takakura
Masanobu Ando
Ken Shimura
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Otomatsu is a small-town stationmaster in northern Japan. He is honest, loyal, and never misses work -- not even when his wife and daughter lie sick and dying. Now nearing retirement and alone, Otomatsu will soon lose his job since the railroad has become unprofitable and will be closed down. Otomatsu will remain loyal until the end, but harbors deep resentment for what he has sacrificed only to be put out of work with no compensation. Helpless and despondent he waits on the platform, waiting for the end -- until he sees a little girl with a familiar doll who instills a new sense of hope and duty in his life.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Cast
Nenji Kobayashi
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ken Takakura
Masanobu Ando
Ken Shimura
Yoshiko Tanaka
Shinobu Ohtake
Ryoko Hirosue
Tomoko Naraoka
Mitsuru Hirata
Rie Nakahara
Ken Nakamoto
Crew
Jiro Asada
Senichi Beniya
Katsuhiro Fukuzawa
Yasuo Furuhata
Yoshiki Iwama
Daisaku Kimura
Ryoichi Kuniyoshi
Kiyoaki Saito
Sunao Sakagami
Miu Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Jun'ichi Shindô
Tan Takaiwa
Mitsuo Watanabe
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Best Actor Award (Ken Takakura) at the 1999 Montreal World Film Festival.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1999.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival October 14-23, 1999.
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival October 14-23, 1999.)
