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Train Man

6.620051h 45mMovieComedyRomance

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.

DirectorShosuke Murakami
WritersHitori Nakano·Arisa Kaneko
ProducersAkihiro Yamauchi·NIHIRA Tomoyo

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Cast · Directed by Shosuke Murakami

TYTakayuki Yamada
Takayuki Yamada
Densha otoko
MNMiki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani
Hermes
RKRyoko Kuninaka
Ryoko Kuninaka
Rika
ENEita Nagayama
Eita Nagayama
Hirofumi
KSKuranosuke Sasaki
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Hisashi
TKTae Kimura
Tae Kimura
Michiko
YOYoshinori Okada
Yoshinori Okada
Yoshiga
RORen Osugi
Ren Osugi
Middle-aged man in train
HMHiroki Miyake
Hiroki Miyake
Tamura
MSMakoto Sakamoto
Makoto Sakamoto
Muto
MSMomoko Shimizu
Momoko Shimizu
Schoolgirl on the train
NNNaomi Nishida
Naomi Nishida
Hermes's friend

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Train Man hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 23, 2005. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.

Is Train Man based on a true story?

Yes — Train Man is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).