Train Man
(2005)
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Train Man
(2005)
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| Takayuki Yamada | ... |
Densha otoko
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Miki Nakatani | ... |
Hermes
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Ryôko Kuninaka | ... |
Rika
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| Eita | ... |
Hirofumi
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Kuranosuke Sasaki | ... |
Hisashi
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Tae Kimura | ... |
Michiko
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Yoshinori Okada | ... |
Yoshiga
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Naomi Nishida | ... |
Hermes's friend
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Ren Ôsugi | ... |
Middle-aged man in train
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Hiroki Miyake | ... |
Tamura
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Makoto Sakamoto | ... |
Muto
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Momoko Shimizu | ... |
Schoolgirl on the train
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Ichie Tanaka |
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The supposedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku (Japanese geek) who intervenes when a drunk man is harassing several women on a train. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women, and posts on a website asking for advice every step of the way. Written by Calan
This film is apparently based on a true story about a nerdy computer/anime geek who is very shy who saves a young lady from a drunk on the train. Their relationship slowly develops from there. As the train man, Takayuki Yamada does a very good job being angst ridden as he goes out with the very pretty Miki Nakatani. He has a support network of computer geeks who give him dating advice, root for him and sometimes envy him. Its this element that makes the movie a lot of fun. The film is quintessentially Japanese, as Tokyo comes alive, full of bright lights and ultra modern. You want to fast forward to see what happens, but don't. Just enjoy it, its a nice story well filmed and with good acting. I recommend it to any fan of romantic comedy.