“A True Love Story”
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.
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Cast
12 people
Takayuki Yamada
Densha otoko
Known for
13 Assassins
The Cat Returns
Miki Nakatani
Hermes
Known for
Ring 2
Memories of Matsuko
Ryoko Kuninaka
Rika
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He Who Can't Marry
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Eita Nagayama
Hirofumi
Known for
Monster
Memories of Matsuko
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Hisashi
Known for
Godzilla Minus One
20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End
Tae Kimura
Michiko
Known for
House of Ninjas
Infection
Yoshinori Okada
Yoshiga
Known for
I Am a Hero
Your Eyes Tell
Ren Osugi
Middle-aged man in train
Known for
Fireworks
Sonatine
Hiroki Miyake
Tamura
Known for
Hula Girls
Makoto Sakamoto
Muto
Known for
Liar Game
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Momoko Shimizu
Schoolgirl on the train
Known for
Nobody Knows
Naomi Nishida
Hermes's friend
Known for
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Hanzawa Naoki
Shosuke Murakami Director · Arisa Kaneko Screenplay Hitori Nakano Writer
United States release September 22, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji Television Network, Stardust Pictures
Production
TOHO
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Stardust Pictures
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
電車男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 4, 2005
Theatrical
United States · September 22, 2006
Theatrical
Mexico
February 6, 2006 · Physical
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