Completed - JAPANESE - Drama, Family - 120 minutes
After the death of her husband, a young woman follows her late husband’s childhood dream of becoming a train driver.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Yasuhiro YOSHIDA Cast : Kasumi ARIMURA, Jun KUNIMURA, Munetaka AOKI
After her husband Shuhei suddenly dies, Aki (Arimura) and her 9-year-old stepson, Shunya (Ryusei Kiyama), travel to Shuhei’s hometown of Kagoshima to inform his father, Setsuo (Kunimura), of his passing. Setsuo is devastated by the news, given to him by a daughter-in-law whom he’s never met. Aki informs Setsuo that with Shuhei’s death, she and Shunya no longer have a home and convinces him to allow them to stay with him in Kagoshima. In need of income, Aki applies to become a train driver and finds a position with the Hisatsu Orange Railway where Setsuo works. Supported by people around her, she works hard to be a good mother and to excel in her new career. Grieving over their loss, Aki, Shunya and Setsuo have difficult days. But each of them are determined to work their hardest to become their version of a family.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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