Ghost Train (2006): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Ghost Train is a 2006 horror film directed by Takeshi Furusawa, starring Erika Sawajiri as Nana Kimura, Miyoko Asada and Shun Oguri. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes and earned $1.9 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Takeshi Furusawa
- Genre
- Horror
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Ghost Train About?
The premise of Ghost Train without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
On her way to school, high‑schooler Nana witnesses a train crash. She and her friend Kanae soon encounter bizarre phenomena—red fingerprints and a ghostly woman who haunts the station platform. When Nana’s younger sister vanishes, the girls suspect the spirits are responsible, guided by the mysterious woman’s predictions and the mystery of missing tracks.
Ghost Train Themes & Keywords
· 17 tags- female pedal pumping
- school
- spirit
- younger sister
- train
- violence
- japanese
- japan
- bully
- past
- conductor
- tunnel
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- ticket
- hospital
- sick mother
- female ghost
- ghost
Ghost Train Cast & Characters
Erika Sawajiri leads the cast as Nana Kimura, with Miyoko Asada as Yasuko Kimura and Shun Oguri as Shunichi Kuga. Directed by Takeshi Furusawa; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Takeshi Furusawa
- Erika Sawajiri as Nana Kimura
- Miyoko Asada as Yasuko Kimura
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Shun Oguri as Shunichi Kuga - Aya Sugimoto as Yaeko Aonuma
Also Starring in Ghost Train
· 12 moreMore from Takeshi Furusawa
More films directed by Takeshi Furusawa: Run! T High School Basketball Club, Blue Summer, Make a Bow and Kiss and Love and Lies.
Ghost Train Plot Summary
What happens in Ghost Train from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A quiet, unsettling mystery unfolds around a young boy who is warned by a mysterious woman that he will die after picking up a ticket tucked inside a red bag. As he heads home on the subway, fate intervenes in a strange moment: he’s pulled from the carriage when the conductor is momentarily distracted by a figure outside. The incident sets off a chain of eerie observations that ripple through those who encounter the red bag’s ticket. The next day, Takeshi’s classmate Noriko Kimura finds the same ticket and, drawn by a vision of a baby and its mother, shows it to her sister Nana.
Full summary
The whole story of Ghost Train, scene by scene
Ghost Train Box Office
Ghost Train grossed $1.9 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.9M
- International
- $1.9M
Ghost Train Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Ghost Train.
How Well Do You Know Ghost Train?
9 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 9
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- Question 9: not answered
What is the name of the young boy who first receives a mysterious ticket?
Ghost Train Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “Ghost Tunnel” and “Otoshimono”.
- Also known as
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- Ghost Tunnel
- Otoshimono
- El fantasma del tren
- Tunel
- 유실물
- 遗失物
- Otošimono
- รางหลอนซ่อนตาย
- 遺失物
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Ghost Train FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Ghost Train, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Ghost Train?
Ghost Train runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Ghost Train released?
Ghost Train was released on September 30, 2006.
Who directed Ghost Train?
Ghost Train was directed by Takeshi Furusawa.
More films by Takeshi Furusawa Who is in the cast of Ghost Train?
Ghost Train stars Erika Sawajiri as Nana Kimura, Miyoko Asada as Yasuko Kimura and Shun Oguri as Shunichi Kuga, among 16 credited actors.
How much did Ghost Train make at the box office?
Ghost Train grossed $1.9 million worldwide.
Does Ghost Train have a post-credit scene?
No. Ghost Train has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Ghost Train in?
The original language of Ghost Train is Japanese.
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