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Densha otoko

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2005–2006
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
1.2K
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Densha otoko (2005)
ComedyDrama

With the help of an online community, a nerdy and socially awkward man gathers the courage to start dating an attractive lady he met on a train.With the help of an online community, a nerdy and socially awkward man gathers the courage to start dating an attractive lady he met on a train.With the help of an online community, a nerdy and socially awkward man gathers the courage to start dating an attractive lady he met on a train.

  • Stars
    • Misaki Itô
    • Atsushi Itô
    • Miho Shiraishi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Misaki Itô
      • Atsushi Itô
      • Miho Shiraishi
    • 9User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Misaki Itô
    Misaki Itô
    • Hermes…
    • 2005–2006
    Atsushi Itô
    • Densha Otoko…
    • 2005–2006
    Miho Shiraishi
    Miho Shiraishi
    • Misuzu Jinkama
    • 2005–2006
    Risa Sudou
    Risa Sudou
    • Yuko Mizuki
    • 2005–2006
    Eriko Satô
    • Kaho Sawazaki
    • 2005–2006
    Gekidan Hitori
    • Yuusaku Matsunaga
    • 2005–2006
    Eiji Sugawara
    • Shinji Kawamoto
    • 2005–2006
    Shun Oguri
    Shun Oguri
    • Munetaka Minamoto
    • 2005–2006
    Yôichi Nukumizu
    • Susumu Ichisaka
    • 2005–2006
    Tatsuya Gashûin
    Tatsuya Gashûin
    • Tominaga
    • 2005–2006
    Seiji Rokkaku
    • Sadao Ushijima
    • 2005–2006
    Shigenori Yamazaki
    • Shinpei Asano
    • 2005–2006
    Tomoaki Hamatsu
    • Anonymous Couple Man
    • 2005–2006
    Makoto Kakeda
    • Middle-Aged Male
    • 2005–2006
    Yôko Nakajima
    • Sachiyo
    • 2005–2006
    Wataru Murakami
    • Military Otaku
    • 2005–2006
    Tenten Kojima
    • Prep School Student
    • 2005–2006
    Makoto Honda
    • Freeter
    • 2005–2006
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    10ein1983

    Amazing and light hearted.

    The storyline is amazing and gives hope that even an Otaku can still have a chance with a beautiful girl. I found the story well written and the daily life of the Otaku very realistic when I compare them from this TV series to the actual Otaku that you find in Japan.

    The characters are well played and the main character gave off a real presence that you often find lacks in most TV series.

    This is one show I will remember for a long time and all the people I have introduced this show to have loved it.

    The series only gets better as it progresses through each episode.

    Plus you've gotta love the title song!
    9dgg321982

    Very Japanese, adorable

    I first knew this show through "Japanorama" and finally found it and finished the whole 12 episodes in a week. A very "Japanese" show.

    I asked a Japanese college, are those things really happening in Japan, like the little girl stepped onto the poor guy's ankle because he lost her balloon, or do Japanese guys cry so much and shiver so when they are nervous, or are the girls and bosses so violent and so alpha that they will hit their male omega and physically abuse them? He was just taken by surprise and laughed and said "no, no".

    Sure, Japanese are polite. Look at how they bow, showing their most vulnerable body parts to you. And Japanese are really into manga and anime. So although the whole is very dramatic or "exaggerated", I still find the Japanese elements inside are very adorable.

    Especially the "surfing" scene, I was touched. A Japanese female college told me, Japanese take apology very seriously. That is really so in that scene. Yamada kneed and kowtowed to beg Herme-San's forgiveness. A very nice and moving part of the drama.
    8thereflex

    Good but...

    I thought that the series was well written and I enjoyed the idea of the relationship between the up-town girl and the nerd. And I would have given this series a "9" instead of an "8", but the actor who played the nerd just went a little overboard in being a dork. His character eventually got on my nerves (although he was a good bloke).

    You can be a nerd without being a sniveling, whimpering, idiot like his character. It would have been enough to play a naive, clumsy, innocent character without taking it to the extreme that this character portrayed.

    Nevertheless, Ito Misaki, as usual acted well and looked just lovely. Cheers!
    9uinfuirudo

    Interesting

    I had the experience of seeing this the first time it aired in Japan, but unfortunately I didn't speak enough Japanese at the time. I think that this show has a bit of context thats hard t understand outside of Japanese cultural subtext. First I think that the bizarre comedy, it does get annoying sometimes, then again the most popular comedian right now is a guy going by Opapi(which is something like Ocean Pacific peace) and his entire act entails wearing a thong doing a dance while yelling that he doesn't care about that. The second is the way Japanese society can be completely different from western society. Other than those sort of hard to get past barriers this is still my favorite thing to watch on TV in a long time.
    10BigPPReviewer

    The Best Piece of Japanese Media I've Ever Seen.

    In all my years of reviewing Japanese media I've never seen a show of this caliber. This show...no... dare I say masterpiece, carefully blends an emotionally breathtaking theme and setting with its powerful romantic plot to create an experience other worldly. After watching this show I feel whole, like a dark void in my heart has been filled by the passion put into this gem. I've never seen such a well crafted performance by the main character, every time he cried, I cried with him. Would absolutely recommend to any person ever.

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    • Trivia
      The show's animated title sequence is partly based on the "DAICON IV Opening Animation," a short film produced in 1983 for the annual Japan Science Fiction Convention by a group of animators who would later found the animation studio Gainax. Specific references include the character Miina's bunny-girl design, shots of trees and grassland covering the earth, a zoom-out shot of the solar system, and the use of Electric Light Orchestra's song "Twilight."
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    • Release date
      • July 7, 2005 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Fuji TV (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Train Man
    • Production company
      • Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
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      45 minutes
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