Train Man (2005)
"Densha otoko" (original title)

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, ... See full summary »

Director:

Shôsuke Murakami

Writers:

Hitori Nakano (novel), Arisa Kaneko (screenplay)

Stars:

Takayuki Yamada, Miki Nakatani, Ryôko Kuninaka

Cast

Credited cast:
Takayuki Yamada	...	Densha otoko
Miki Nakatani	...	Hermes
Ryôko Kuninaka	...	Rika
Eita	...	Hirofumi
Kuranosuke Sasaki	...	Hisashi
Tae Kimura	...	Michiko
Yoshinori Okada	...	Yoshiga
Naomi Nishida	...	Hermes's friend
Ren Ôsugi	...	Middle-aged man in train
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroki Miyake	...	Tamura
Makoto Sakamoto	...	Muto
Momoko Shimizu	...	Schoolgirl on the train
Ichie Tanaka

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

otaku | train | first sexual experience | bulletin board system | internet | 

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Taglines:

A True Love Story

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

4 June 2005 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Train Man

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company, Fuji Television Network, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on a true story.

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Crazy Credits

Following the credits the scene where Densha and Hermes meet each other for the first time is shown. This time however they are played by Atsushi Itô and Misaki Itô who played Densha and Hermes respectively in the series Densha otoko. This time Takayuki Yamada drags away the drunk man.

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Connections

References Ghost in the Shell (1995)

User Reviews

Enjoyable Romantic Comedy

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.