Train Man
Train Man

Movie·2005·1h 45m

Train Man

A True Love Story

Directed By

Shosuke Murakami

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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// overview

The Story

Original title: 電車男

The purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku (Japanese geek) who intervened when a drunk man was harassing a woman on a train. The otaku ultimately started dating with her and chronicled his event and his dates with the woman (who became known as "Hermès") on the Japanese mega-BBS 2channel.

Written By

Hitori Nakano, Arisa Kaneko

Producer

Akihiro Yamauchi, NIHIRA Tomoyo

Editor

Junnosuke Hogaki

Themes

based on true storyromancetrainsocial anxietyotakuotaku culturedensha otoko

Production House

TOHO
Fuji Television Network
Stardust Pictures
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Audience Score

62%

32 votes

Skip13%
Timepass30%
Go for it37%
Perfection20%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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// cast

Cast

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Densha otoko

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Hermes

Ryoko Kuninaka

Ryoko Kuninaka

Rika

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Hirofumi

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Hisashi

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Michiko

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshinori Okada

Yoshiga

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Middle-aged man in train

Hiroki Miyake

Hiroki Miyake

Tamura

Makoto Sakamoto

Makoto Sakamoto

Muto

Momoko Shimizu

Momoko Shimizu

Schoolgirl on the train

Naomi Nishida

Naomi Nishida

Hermes's friend

// crew

Crew

Hitori Nakano

Writer

Shosuke Murakami

Shosuke Murakami

Director

Akihiro Yamauchi

Akihiro Yamauchi

Producer

NIHIRA Tomoyo

Producer

Junnosuke Hogaki

Junnosuke Hogaki

Editor

Arisa Kaneko

Arisa Kaneko

Screenplay

Hideki Inada

Producer

Hiroyoshi Koiwai

Executive Producer

Minami Ichikawa

Minami Ichikawa

Executive Producer

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