TV series

Train Man (電車男)

2005★ 8.0 · 22Ended1 seasonDramaComedy

Overview

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.

Trailer

Trailer · 電車男挿入歌「Sea of love ~English version~」 - TSUBAKI（椿）

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Images

Backdrops & posters from TMDB

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Cast

伊藤淳史
as Tsuyoshi Yamada ("Train Man"/ "Densha Otoko")

伊東美咲
as Saori Aoyama ("Hermes")

白石美帆
as Kisuzu Jinkama

速水もこみち
as Keisuke Aoyama

佐藤江梨子
as Kaho Sawazaki

堀北真希
as Aoi Yamada

豊原功補
as Kazuya Sakurai

秋吉久美子
as Yuki Aoyama

須藤理彩
as Yuko Mizuki

六角精児
as Ushijima Sadao [Netizen, Hanshin Tigers fan]

劇団ひとり
as Yusaku Matsunaga [Guitar Man]

菅原永二
as Shinji Kawamoto

Crew

Seasons

Specials

Episodes: 5

Season 1

Aoyama Saori, working as an office lady at an MNC, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train. She's saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi. As a form of appreciation, she sends him Hermes teacups. Having no experience with the opposite sex, Tsuyoshi decides to ask for help on the Aladdin Channel BBS on how to interact with Saori. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Densha Otoko" (電車男) by Nakano Hitori (中野独人). ~~ Based on a real online conversation on the Japanese forum 2channel.

Episodes: 11