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The Drudgery Train is a film of genre Drama directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita with Mirai Moriyama
The Drudgery Train (2012)
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Add to a movie listKueki Ressha (苦役列車, The Drudgery Train) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. It was released in Japan on July 14, 2012.
Actors
Mirai Moriyama
(Kanta Kitamachi)
Kengo Kora
(Shoji Kusakabe)
Atsuko Maeda
(Yasuko Sakurai)
Tomorowo Taguchi
(Secondhand Bookstore Manager)
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