Perhaps this was inspired by the creative liberties taken with the film version of Night on the Galactic Railroad. Ikuhara personifies animals very frequently in his works. In the original book Night on the Galactic Railroad characters are understood to be human but in the film the cast is replaced with talking cats. Ikuhara’s Penguindrum is lousy with apples but they also show up a few time is Revolutionary Girl Utena. Apples are food and thus a life source but with life comes death and in turn death brings life, an apple’s consumption is necessary for this cycle to properly flow. Rather than simple temptation apples will instead represent sacrifices made for the greater good. Trains or railways quite literally represent journeys but a rail line heading into the stars or heavens might being trying to convey that characters have actually reached the end of the line.Īpples are a very common reference to the biblical story of Adam and Eve but Miyazawa’s and Ikuhara’s usage of the fruit manages to branch out quite a bit fromĬhristian iconography. So here are some of the images from Night on the Galactic Railroad to be on the lookout for in Ikuhara’s works.Ībout two thirds of Night on the Galactic Railroad take place on a train as the title implies. The universe is an apple? Sure, whatever you say kiddo.” It’s like even the translators are just scratching their heads going “Okay, look, this is an Ikuhara show and I’ve got no clue what’s going on. Props to The Anime Network’s cultural note on this scene. Night on the Galactic Railroad’s symbolism. In Pengiundrum, he actually has characters on screen discussing some of Ikuhara isn’t subtle in expressing his fondness for Night on the Galactic Railroad. Ikuhara doesn’t just take specific images from the film but also uses a similar stylistic tone. If you like any of Ikuhara’s works and want to see where some of his inspiration came from then you’re going to want to check out this film.ĭiscotek has released Night on the Galactic Railroad on both Bluray and DVD.
This happens all the time throughout Night on the Galactic Railroad. Ikuhara loves to misdirect his audience into thinking one thing and then revealing something totally different. Night on the Galactic Railroad emphasizes how things are not as they seem. These values are easy to notice in his work. He was a devote practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism and was speculated to hold many internationalist beliefs. Kenji Miyazawa himself is one of Japan’s most famous modern authors. Gisaburo Sugii, liberally uses surreal and cryptic imagery to bring Night on the Galactic Railroad is an anime adaptation of a novellaīy Kenji Miyazawa published posthumous in 1934 and became one of Japan’s most beloved children’s books. But some of Ikuhara’s favorite symbols can be easily traced back to the 1985 film Tread carefully.Īnime director, Kunihiko Ikuhara is infamous among fans for use of elaborate visual metaphors and confusing symbolism. Possible Spoilers for: Night on the Galactic Railroad, Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Penguindrum and Yuri Kuma Arashi. Ikuhara Loves Night on the Galactic Railroad.
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