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Where to watch The Crowded Train (1957) in the UK

Name: The Crowded Train
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1957-03-29
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Chishū Ryū, Haruko Sugimura, Michiko Ono, Keizō Kawasaki

The Crowded Train (1957) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 5 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.

Tamio Moroi, a young university graduate, works at a large brewery where he is taught to do nothing but look busy. When his father goes insane, he is told to send money for medical research into the condition. This prompts him to pay his father a visit, leading to a series of mishaps that leaves him at the bottom of the heap in what he once expected to be a promising lifetime career.

Film
1957
99 min
★ 6.8/10 TMDB
Comedy
Drama

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Cast & crew

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DirectorKon Ichikawa

WritersNatto Wada, Kon Ichikawa

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