Night on the Galactic Railroad
Original title: Train de nuit dans la Voie Lactée
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Original title: Train de nuit dans la Voie Lactée
Synopsis
Based on the short story by Kenji Miyazawa
A gentle and philosophical reflection, beyond our known world.
On the evening of the Milky Way Festival, faced with the mockery of his schoolmates, Giovanni goes off to isolate himself on a hill and falls asleep.
When he wakes up, a steam train from the Cosmos lands beside him…
Curious, he climbs aboard, unaware that he is about to visit the far reaches of the galaxy, accompanied by his friend Campannella…
Marketing Information
- A monument of Japanese national culture, Night on the Galactic Railroad is often considered Japan’s Little Prince, directly influencing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away and, even more directly, Leiji Matsumoto’s Galaxy Express 999.
- A true virtuoso of fine arts, Adrien Demont has invented a new way of drawing for this album. Thanks to his work with raw chalk on original plates illustrated in negative, he infuses his lines with an ethereal aura, always ambivalent, oscillating between the warmth of the stars and the icy depths of the cosmos.