Father of the Milky Way Railroad 2023

Sinopsis

Kenji, the eldest son of Masajiro, a wealthy moneylender, refuses to work in the family business and becomes obsessed with farming, jewelry and religion.

Cast

• Hila Ruach as Tala
• Hadas Yaron as Nili
• Omer Barnea as Eitan
• Milan Balalty as Sheleg
• Samira Saraya as Manar
• Tali Sharon as Manager of Milky Way
• Evgeny Moliboga as a Milkman
• Charlotte Philomena Crasta as Angie
• Seymor Daniel as Shoshana
• Maayan Turjeman as Betty
• Orli Roth Feldheim as Tala’s mom
• Michael Fridburg as Lavi
• Kosta Kaplan as Tala’s ex-boyfriend
• Elisabeth Kedem as Milky Way nurse
• Nuria Dina Lozinsky as Head nurse at the nursery

Review

“Father of the Milky Way Railroad” is a biopic with a twist. Dealing with the life of the famous children book author and poet Kenji Miyazawa, we are not witnessing those key events that contributed to his “rise” but rather we experience a number of significant moments through his father’s perspective. It is an interesting framework even if it does not work as well as director Izuru Narushima wants it to do so. Balancing two tones – goofy comedy and (be prepared) wailing melodrama, “Father of the Milky Way Railroad” seems like it is wasting its intriguing premise.