Densha Otoko (film)

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Train_Man (Densha Otoko)
Directed by	Shosuke Murakami
Produced by	Minami Ichikawa Hiroyoshi Koiwai
Written by	Arisa Kaneko
Starring	Takayuki Yamada Miki Nakatani
Music by	Takayuki Hattori
Cinematography	Shigeki Murano
Editing by	Junosuke Hogaki
Release date(s)	June 4, 2005 September 22, 2006
Running time	105 min (Japan) 101 min (USA)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
(Japanese) Official website
IMDb profile

Densha Otoko (電車男, translated as Train_Man^?) is a 2005 Japanese film, starring Takayuki Yamada and Miki Nakatani. It is part of the Densha Otoko franchise. The film was a big success at the box office, making the story of Densha Otoko popular. It was directed by Shosuke Murakami. The screenplay was written by Arisa Kaneko, and was based on the original book by Hitori Nakano.

1 Plot
2 Filming
3 Cast and roles
4 Release
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Plot

The film follows the basic sequence of the drama, with the lead protagonist saving a young woman from a drunk on the train. The young woman sends him a set of Hermès tea cups as a thank you.

[edit] Filming

The film was filmed in only 25 days and released in 35 days. ^[1]

Atsushi Itō and Misaki Ito who respectively played Densha Otoko and Hermes in the television series have a cameo appearance after the end credits in the movie. Incidentally, Yamada also appears in a brief cameo in the first episode of the TV series. Miho Shiraishi who has a brief role in the movie also appears in the TV series as a different character.

[edit] Cast and roles

Takayuki Yamada - Train_Man/Densha Otoko
Miki Nakatani - Hermes
Eita - Hirofumi (hikikomori sufferer)
Tae Kimura - Michiko (housewife)
Ryoko Kuninaka - Rika (nurse)
Kuranosuke Sasaki - Hisashi (business man)
Yoshinori Okada - Yoshiga (geek 1)
Hiroki Miyake - Tamura (geek 2)
Makoto Sakamoto - Muto (geek 3)
Naomi Nishida - Hermes' friend
Momoko Shimizu - schoolgirl
Ren Osugi - drunkard

[edit] Release

VIZ Media, through its Viz Pictures arm, gave the film a limited release in the United States on September 22, 2006, and the DVD was released on February 6, 2007. An accompanying manga series followed.^[2]

In the United States, the film premiered at the Imaginasian Theater in New York City, New York on September 22, 2006. It was also screened in Portland, Oregon, Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington.