'One-of-a-Kind' Railroad Filmmaker Takes on DVD Industry Crisis Crowdfunding to Restart Three Series of Films at Once

2025.04.28 13:00

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Dorindo Corporation (Location: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture / CEO: Masayuki Miyaji), a video production company, has started a call for support on the crowdfunding site "CAMPFIRE" for the simultaneous restart of three railroad video productions that had been suspended due to the shrinking DVD market.

For more details URL: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/837890/view

What is Dorindo?

Dorindo is a video production company that has released more than 100 DVD titles, mainly railroad DVDs, while also working on TV programs and commercials.

Since its establishment in 2010, the company's representative, Masayuki Miyaji, has been working as a "one-man filmmaker" who writes, shoots, and edits videos by himself, and has produced an unprecedentedly large number of videos and detailed narrations that carefully guide viewers through the highlights. He has been pursuing his own unique and "one-of-a-kind" railroad films that are not only for railway fans, but also for their families to enjoy.

Our works are mainly classified into the following two categories

Newly shot running films: Carefully filmed from the railroad lines in various regions of Japan, these films provide a multifaceted introduction to trains and railroad lines with explanations of their geography and history.

Archival works: Re-edited footage from the past, such as 8mm film, to introduce nostalgic railroad scenery and retired trains. The "Reviving Sozenkoku no Ressha Tachi" series, based on amateur photographer Muneo Okui's footage, has attracted much attention.

■Background of the Project

The DVD market has shrunk rapidly since the new coronavirus, due to the rise of video subscription and free distribution services, and the number of households owning DVD players has also plummeted.

This has affected railroad video productions as well, making it difficult to continue productions that require many days of filming and cost.

In response to fans' requests for the resumption of production, we have decided to raise funds through crowdfunding.

Outline of Crowdfunding

Dorindo/Kintetsu Profile Sharyo Hen 2, Freight Train Grand Chronicles 4, Trains of the 20th Century 2 Chapters 4 pre-sale

URL : CAMPFIRE https://camp-fire.jp/projects/837890/view

Target amount: 1,000,000 yen

Application period: Until June 30, 2025

Amount of support : 4,000 yen and up

Returns: ・Blu-ray or DVD of supported films (*"20th Century" series is DVD only)

　　　　　1,000 yen worth of points for mail-order sites such as Dorin

　　　　　Original postcard set photographed by Enka singer Yuki Tokunaga

Target films (scheduled for release in 2025)

Reviving Trains of the 20th Century: Chapter 2, 4 Private Railways I" (June 21)

This is a re-edited collection of documentary footage of private railway companies in western Japan in the late 1990s, shot by Muneo Okui.

よみがえる20世紀の列車たち2章4 私鉄I

Reviving Trains of the 20th Century 2 Chapter 4: Private Railways I

Freight Train Grand Chronicle 4: Chubu Arc" (scheduled for release on September 21)

Contains newly shot footage of freight trains that support logistics on the Tokaido Main Line and Chuo Main Line, as well as in the Chukyo area.

貨物列車大紀行4 中部篇

Freight Train Travel 4: Chubu Arc

Kintetsu Profile Rolling Stock Chapter 2: Limited Express Type II" (scheduled for November 21)

Introduces Meihan limited express trains such as "Hinotori" and sightseeing limited express trains such as "Shimakaze" by type with newly shot footage.

近鉄プロファイル車両篇第2章特急形II