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Rail of the Star - A True Story of Children and War( 1993)

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A young Japanese actress remembers her war childhood in Korea. Her father goes to fight, her baby sister Miko dies of typhoid, her beloved Korean maid Ohana is fired due to a mistake which could cost Chiko her life... By and by Chiko realizes that the country is being ruled by the Japanese and the Koreans are persecuted. When the war ends, the Koreans chase the Japanese rule and the roles change. Now Chiko's family is unwanted. But then the Russians come and this is the end. They have to burn all the pictures to avoid all suspicions... even Miko's picture. But when the Russians come to their house, they decide to flee over the 38th Parallel towards freedom. A group of men, women, children struggles along the mountains, led by the light of the Northern Star. Along the way they meet a Korean man, who is willing to help them to escape the Russian soldiers although his family was killed by the Japanese.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Yoshino Takamori

      Chitose "Chiko" Kobayashi (voice)

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      Hideyuki Tanaka

      Kazuhiko Kobayashi (voice)

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      Keiko Han

      Masuko Kobayashi (voice)

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      Kenichi Ogata

      Takeshi (voice)

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      Chika Sakamoto

      Michiyo "Miko" Kobayashi (voice)

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      Reiko Suzuki

      Shigeko (voice)

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      Tomoko Maruo

      Ohana (voice)

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      Shinpachi Tsuji

      Sano (voice)

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      Hideyuki Umezu

      Takayashi (voice)

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      Chafurin

      Village chief (voice)

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      Yuka Ôno

      Yohko (voice)

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      Issei Miyazaki

      Yong-il (voice)

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      Michiko Neya

      Hatsue (voice)

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      Junji Kitajima

      Guide (voice)

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      Koji Ishii

      Interpreter (voice)

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      Eiji Itoh

      Station staff (voice)

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      Yuko Sumitomo

      Yukiko (voice)

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      Johnny Nomura

      Officer (voice)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • escape
    • world war ii
    • russian soldier
    • japanese occupation
    • japanese army
    • anime
    • japanese invasion of korea