Night on the Galactic Railroad
- Film
- Summer 1985
- 107 min
- Group TAC
- Novel
- G
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Award Winning
- Anthropomorphic
Contents
Trailer | ||
| Japanese | 銀河鉄道の夜 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru | |
| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Award Winning, Anthropomorphic, Psychological, Kids | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Novel | |
| Directed by | Gisaburou Sugii | |
| Character design | Marisuke Eguchi | |
| Music by | Haruomi Hosono | |
| Studio | Group TAC | |
| Released | July 13, 1985 | |
| Running time | 107 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 1985 | |
| Age rating | G – All ages | |
| Score | ★ 7.37 | |
| On users' lists | 9,068 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll | |
Night on the Galactic Railroad (Japanese: 銀河鉄道の夜, Hepburn: Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru) is a 1985 Japanese anime film based on the novel. It is animated by Group TAC and directed by Gisaburou Sugii. The film was released on July 13, 1985.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Milkman · Musengishi · Rouba · Tadashi · Toritori · Toudaimori · Young Man · Zanelli
Production
Key staff
Gisaburou SugiiDirector
Marisuke EguchiCharacter Design
Hiroshi MasumuraOriginal Character Design
Haruomi HosonoMusic
Atsumi TashiroSound Director
Group TACStudioStaff
| Studio | Group TAC |
|---|---|
| Director | Gisaburou Sugii |
| Script | Crispin Freeman |
| Character Design | Marisuke Eguchi |
| Original Character Design | Hiroshi Masumura |
| Music | Haruomi Hosono |
| Sound Director | Atsumi Tashiro |
| Chief Animation Director | Tsuneo Maeda |
| Editing | Masashi Furukawa |
| Producer | Atsumi Tashiro |
Music
| Composer | Haruomi Hosono |
|---|
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Night on the Galactic Railroad. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch3,668
- Watching109
- Completed2,415
- On hold90
- Dropped101
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 2,685 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| Shikimori | 6,383 | 109 | 2,415 | 3,668 | 101 | — |
Related works
| Original work | Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru (Manga) Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru (Manga) |
|---|---|
| Spin-off | Spring and Chaos (TV special, 1996) |
| Alternative version | Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru: Fantasy Railroad in the Stars (Film, 2006) |
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- “Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Ginga Tetsudou no Yoru”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Night on the Galactic Railroad”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q16016999”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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