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Train Man (2005)

Train Man (2005)

Comedy Romance

A True Love Story

Release Date: 2005, June 4
Directors: Shosuke Murakami
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO, Fuji Television Network, Stardust Pictures, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Cast: Kuranosuke Sasaki, Ren Osugi, Eita Nagayama, Takayuki Yamada, Naomi Nishida, Miki Nakatani, Yoshinori Okada, Tae Kimura, Momoko Shimizu, Makoto Sakamoto, Hiroki Miyake, Ryoko Kuninaka

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on true story romance otaku train social anxiety otaku culture densha otoko