Poppoya (1999)
鉄道員
fiction · 112 min · Japan
Directed by: Yasuo Furuhata
Set in: A dying end-of-the-line village station in Hokkaido
A stationmaster nearing retirement keeps a snowbound rural line running, haunted by the family moments he missed for his duty.
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Where it was filmed
- Ikutora Station, Minamifurano
Hokkaido · Japan
Station became the fictional Horomai Station; a ski area rises right behind it
Minami Furano on MR. ALPS
Filming locations as stated in the sources below. The story may be set somewhere else.
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