Rail of the Star

Rail of the Star (お星さまのレール, O-Hoshisama no Rail), is an anime film based on Chitose Kobayashi's autobiographical novel of the same name, produced on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Japanese Movie Center.

Rail of the Star
Japaneseお星さまのレール
HepburnO Hoshisama no Reeru
Directed byToshio Hirata[1]
Written byHideo Asakura
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music byKoichi Sakata[1]
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 July 1993 (1993-07-10) (Japan)
Running time
80 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

It narrates the vicissitudes suffered by the Kobayashi family after the armed conflict of the World War II, focused according to Chitose's vision at the time.

It was produced by TV Tokyo, animated by Madhouse and directed by Toshio Hirata; its premiere in Japan was on July 10, 1993.

Plot

Chitose Kobayashi, a 7-year-old Japanese girl, raised in the Sinuiju of Korea occupied by Japan during World War II, completely ignored what it meant to be at war, but unfortunately she soon discovered that it affected the soldiers so much that they fight on the mountain front like the civilians living far away from the battlefield.

The World War II begins for her the day her father receives a letter that forced him to enlist in the army and leave for the front.

Subsequently, a series of devastating events that mark her childhood occur. Miko, the younger sister of Chitose dies a victim of typhoid; Ohana, her Korean servant girl and friend is fired after committing imprudence and Japan surrenders to the allies.

Upon returning from her father, already in times of peace, the Russians invaded North Korea and the whole family was forced to leave that country. After unearthing the ashes of Miko, they must board a train that will take them further south of the 38th parallel, where the Americans are. However, they are forced to abandon it halfway to escape an inspection of the North Koreans. Another of the setbacks with which they have to face is the disorientation to walk on unknown roads, which causes them to move in circles throughout the day, but manage to follow the map drawn by the stars in the sky. As they progress, the difficulties will increase until they reach an emotional outcome.

Voice cast

References
  1. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 112.
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