Name that cartoon train show!
July 6, 2005 2:10 PM   Subscribe

I'm looking for the name of an animated series about a magic/dream train .

I remember: a train, an old man with a very long white beard, a girl with orange spiky hair and stars for eyes and some sort of creature (dog or mouse or cat). They were doing time travel by train or just sitting in the tunnels of a train station, or so my memory says.
posted by Paddle to Sea to Media & Arts (2 answers total)
 
I immediately thought Night on the Galactic Railroad, a Japanese animated film from 1985. I don't think it's what you want, though--*all* the characters in Night are cats and the people you mention don't ring a bell--but it is definitely something you might enjoy watching. A very quiet and powerful atmosphere for the genre and time...

Here's a description from animefu.com:
Once upon a time, there was a young boy named Giovanni whose life was filled with hardship and despair. In addition to his studies, he worked early in the morning and after school every day to earn enough money to feed his sick mother. Because he had no time to play, his schoolmates mocked and tormented him....

But his life is about to change...

Giovanni is planning to attend the annual Festival of the Stars with his only friend, Campanella. While staring into the starry sky, a mysterious galactic train appears like a falling from heaven. The two friends embark on a magical journey to the constellations of the Milky Way, where they witness inspiring beauty, tragic loss, and explore the splendors of the universe. Together, they experience a voyage of inner discovery and spiritual growth as they discover that there are some things in this universe that transcend mortal existence.

posted by ibeji at 5:21 AM on July 7, 2005


Galaxy Express 999?
posted by jimmy at 7:26 AM on July 7, 2005


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