[Orphan] Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken (DVD)

Orphan presents the first English-subtitled version of Toei's 1974 feature-length cartoon, Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken (Yaemon the Locomotive: D51's Great Adventure). This is a heart-warming story about a tired but game D51 steam locomotive and the lonely boy who loves him... Yeah, exactly.

About a third of the movie is live-action shots of trains, mostly steam locomotives in action:

The rest is a story about Yaemon's struggle to stay relevant in age of increased electrification and high-speed travel. He is dismissed by the other engines in the roundhouse; his only supporters are the boy Tadashi and his crew of mice.

Encoded from an R2J DVD. Includes two trailers, both translated. For more information (and more pictures), see this blog entry.