Night on the Galactic Railroad

About Night on the Galactic Railroad

Lonely and awkward, Giovanni struggles with his sick mother, absent father, and an afterschool job that isolates him from his peers. But on the night of the Festival of Stars, he is magically transported onto a celestial train with his only friend, Campanella.

Gisaburō Sugii's Night on the Galactic Railroad is a 1985 animation fantasy film. Its themes are melancholy, anthropomorphism, cat, and philosophy.

Mayumi Tanaka appears as Giovanni (voice), Chika Sakamoto as Campanella (voice), Junko Hori as Zanelli (voice), and Kaori Nakahara as Kaoru (voice). At 108 minutes long, it arrived in July 1985.

The screenplay is by Minoru Betsuyaku. It is adapted from a novel. American members can watch it on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, and Eternal Family.

25th Hour, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and Dead Poets Society make useful companions to Night on the Galactic Railroad, all filed under friendship and surrealism. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 105 votes.