The Great Adventures of Kikansha Yaemon D51

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.

Director: Takeshi Tamiya

Cast: Kazuo Kumakura, Kyôko Satomi, Michiko Hirai

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.