TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO

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• Release Year: 2005
• Genre: Comedy, Foreign, Romance
• Plot: 'How should I ask her out?' — When computer engineer otaku (the Japanese term for 'geek') who has never had a girlfriend in his life saves a pretty young woman on a commuter train from a lecherous molester, he seeks out his pals on a popular Internet BBS website for some dating advice, using his pseudonym Train_Man (Densha Otoko).; ; Deeply interested in Train_Man's first love, his BBS friends eagerly supply him with tips. Encouraged by their support, Train_Man undergoes a total makeover for his first-ever date with 'Hermess.' Little does he know that he is about to ignite an Internet phenomenon...; ; Based on true events that took place on a popular bulletin board website in Japan called '2ch,' Train Man: Densha Otoko is a unique romantic comedy which will appeal to anyone who has experienced the thrill and rush of love — and to the pure, innocent geek in all of us.
• Cast: Takayuki Yamada, Miki Nakatani, Ryôko Kuninaka, Eita, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Tae Kimura, Yoshinori Okada, Naomi Nishida, Ren Ohsugi, Hiroki Miyake, Makoto Sakamoto, Momoko Shimizu, Atsushi Itô, Misaki Itô, Shôsuke Murakami, Hitori Nakano, Arisa Kaneko, Minami Ichikawa, Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Yoshishige Shimatani, Yoshikazu Seki, Yoshiro Hosono, Yoshiro Yasunaga, Yoshihiro Kitayama, Junnosuke Hogaki, Takayuki Hattori, Kazuo Yanagawa
• Director: Shôsuke Murakami
• Runtime: 1:42
• Company: VIZ Pictures, Toho Co., Ltd.
• Media Format: Movie