Comedy ·Romance · Japan · 2005 · 1h 45m

Train Man

電車男

Train Man poster
Director
Shosuke Murakami
Cast
Takayuki Yamada as Densha otoko Miki Nakatani as Hermes Ryoko Kuninaka as Rika Eita Nagayama as Hirofumi Kuranosuke Sasaki as Hisashi Tae Kimura as Michiko
Crew
Junnosuke Hogaki — Editor Arisa Kaneko — Screenplay Hitori Nakano — Writer Akihiro Yamauchi — Producer NIHIRA Tomoyo — Producer Hideki Inada — Producer
Tagline

A True Love Story

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Train Man — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
romancetrainsocial anxietyotaku
Key Collaborators
Shosuke Murakami Director Junnosuke Hogaki Editor Arisa Kaneko Screenplay Hitori Nakano Writer Akihiro Yamauchi Producer NIHIRA Tomoyo Producer Hideki Inada Producer Kazuo Yanagawa Production Design
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