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62% Critic Match
Train Man
“A True Love Story”
6.2 / 10• 2005• 1h 45m•NR• Japanese
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Takayuki Yamada
Densha otoko
Lead
Miki Nakatani
Hermes
Ryoko Kuninaka
Rika
Eita Nagayama
Hirofumi
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Hisashi
Tae Kimura
Michiko
Yoshinori Okada
Yoshiga
Ren Osugi
Middle-aged man in train
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shosuke Murakami's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Train Man is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
