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title: 'Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gisaburō Sugii'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-on-the-galactic-railroad-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089206/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

1985 · 113 min · Fantasy · Japan

Original title: 銀河鉄道の夜

## Synopsis

Night on the Galactic Railroad , also known as Giovanni and Campanella in some markets, is a 1985 Japanese anime film directed by Gisaburo Sugii, based on Hiroshi Masumura's manga adaptation of the 1934 fantasy novel of the same name by Kenji Miyazawa. The film's screenplay was written by Minoru Betsuyaku. Its plot follows a young cat named Giovanni, who journeys on a train with his classmate Campanella through the Milky Way galaxy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gisaburō Sugii](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisaburo-sugii)
- **Screenplay:** [Minoru Betsuyaku](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-betsuyaku)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Haruomi Hosono](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruomi-hosono)

## Cast

- [Chika Sakamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/chika-sakamoto) as Campanella
- [Mayumi Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/mayumi-tanaka) as Giovanni
- [Junko Hori](https://cinepixo.com/people/junko-hori) as Zanelli
- [Miyuki Ichijō](https://cinepixo.com/people/miyuki-ichijo) as Marceau

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