Rail TruckMovie
A tale of two islands and growing up as a stranger in a strange land, told with an artistry that recalls Hou Hsiao-Hsien at his best. Based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short story of the same title (1922), Kawaguchi’s film moves the original early 20th-century Izu Peninsula to present-day Taiwan, where the strength of family ties is singularly put to the test. Yumiko (Machiko Ono), who married against her parents' wishes, has struggled on in stubborn determination since her husband’s death, moving her family from their Tokyo home to the verdant, rural Taiwan village of her in-laws. Her son Atsushi, strongly conscious that in ethnocentric Japan he is "different," is in a state of rebellion against both the society in which he has grown up and his mother. In their new home the family rediscovers the bonds that unite it.
About Rail Truck
Rail Truck is a 2010 drama movie directed by Hirofumi Kawaguchi.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 56m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Machiko Ono, Kento Harada, Kyōichi Ōmae, Liu Hong. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
