Train Man
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| Train Man | |
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 Japanese DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Masanori Murakami |
| Produced by | Hideki Inada Tomoyo Nihei Akihiro Yamauchi |
| Written by | Novel: Hitori Nakano Screenplay: Arisa Kaneko |
| Music by | Takayuki Hattori |
| Cinematography | Shigeki Murano |
| Editing by | Junosuke Hogaki |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Released | June 4, 2005 |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
Train Man (電車男 Densha Otoko) is a 2005 Japanese film based on a Hitori Nakano novel and directed by Masanori Murakami.
[edit] Plot
A computer geek saves an attractive woman from a pervert on a train. A few days later he receives a thank-you note from the woman along with a set of teacups. Eager to pursue his first relationship with a woman, he signs on to an Internet BBS and asks his fellow geeks how to proceed. With their advice he goes through a personal makeover of sorts. Meanwhile, his BBS postings have inspired other social misfits to attempt to go out into the world and try some social interaction of their own.
[edit] Cast
- Takayuki Yamada ... Densha otoko
- Miki Nakatani ... Hermes
- Ryoko Kuninaka ... Rika
- Eita ... Hirofumi
- Kuranosuke Sasaki ... Hisashi
- Tae Kimura ... Michiko
- Yoshinori Okada ... Yoshiga
- Naomi Nishida ... Hermes's friend
- Ren Osugi ... Middle-aged man in train
- Hiroki Miyake ... Tamura
- Makoto Sakamoto ... Muto
- Momoko Shimizu ... Schoolgirl on the train
[edit] External links
- Train Man review at The Japan Times
- Train Man at Viz Pictures website
