Poppoya
Movie
鉄道員
1999/06/05
Speech duration
44min
Word count5,977
Unique words1,463
Words (1-occurrence)838
Unique kanji598
Kanji (1-occurrence)210
Speech speed
314
Difficulty Average
External Rating
70 %

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.

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Genres
Drama