The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51(1974)

An old train engine endeavors to be useful despite the more modern transportation now available in the big city. The story was taken from a highly popular storybook series. Traditionally animated movie Toei based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.

Genre: Animation

Director: Takeshi Tamiya

Actors: Sachiko Chijimatsu, Kazuo Kumakura, Hidemi Maruyama, Eken Mine, Kyôko Satomi, Hidekatsu Shibata, Kazue Takahashi, Junpei Takiguchi, Isamu Tanonaka, Kôsei Tomita

Release date: 1974-03-16

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 2m