Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
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- Movie: Hankyu Train / Hankyu Railways - A 15-Minute Miracle
- Romaji: Hankyu Densha
- Japanese: 阪急電車 片道15分の奇跡
- Director: Yoshishige Miyake
- Writer: Hiro Arikawa (novel), Yoshikazu Okada
- Producer: Yuki Tamura, Takako Oki
- Cinematographer: Hidetaka Ikeda
- Release Date: April 29, 2011
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost her boyfriend to a younger colleague. There's also a college student (Erika Toda) who is so easily persuaded by her no good boyfriend. Other commuters include a grandmother & granddaughter, a house wife, a female high school student, and a female otaku college student.
Although the train ride takes only 15 minutes between two stations, the lives of these commuters are changed as they interact with each other ...
Notes
- Movie is based on the novel "Hankyu Densha" by Hiro Arikawa. Japanese literary magazine Da Vinci nominated "Hankyu Densha" as the best romantic novel for 2007.
- Filming begins December 2010.
Cast
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| Miki Nakatani | Erika Toda | Nobuko Miyamoto | Kaho Minami | Tetsuji Tamayama |
| Shoko Takase | Misa Morioka | Tokie Hagiwara | Yasue Ito | Ryuta Toyama |
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| Ryo Katsuji | Mitsuki Tanimura | Kasumi Arimura | Mana Ashida | Yu Koyanagi |
| Keiichi Kosaka | Miho Kentahara | Etsuko Kadota | Ami Hagiwara | Katsuya |
Additional Cast Members:
- Ryohei Suzuki - groom
- Megumi Yasu - bride
- Tsutomu Takahashi - Kengo
- Ruka Takasu - Shoko
- Saki Aibu - Mayumi
- Ren Osugi - hotel manager
- Suzuka Morita - Etsuko's friend
- Mei Kurokawa - Etsuko's friend
Trailers
Film Festivals
- 2011 (3rd) Okinawa International Movie Festival - March 18 - 27, 2011 - Peace Category
- 2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - A Window on Asian Cinema *International Premiere
Awards
- 2011 (3rd) Okinawa International Movie Festival - March 18 - 27, 2011
- "Golden SHISA Award"
- "Peace Category Uminchu Prize Grand Prix"
- 2011 (54th) Blue Ribbon Awards - January 24, 2012
- Best Newcomer ("Mana Ashida")
- 2012 (7th) Osaka Cinema Festival - March 4, 2012
- Best New Director
maneki hobbang Says:
Nov 11 2011 4:05 pm
nakatani miki and miyatomo nobuko are amazing. the film contains nostalgia and hope for the future. it's touching because we have all experienced this type of kindness from strangers. overall, it's very realistic.
Claire Says:
Sep 05 2011 7:18 am
I saw this by chance on Singapore Airlines flight from NZ, I live in France and so wish it would come here too.
With all the hundreds of films I could have watched, this was the most appealing and it didn't disappoint. A beautiful, touching, film.
vanderlene Says:
Aug 08 2011 9:40 am
I would love to see this movie in the commercial cinema theaters in Brazil!!! Is there any chance?