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Train Man

EMAILPRINTVIZ Pictures

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Foreign  |  Romance

Written by: Arisa Kaneko
Hitori Nakano (novel)

Directed by: Masanori Murakami

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 22, 2006
DVD: February 6, 2007

Running Time: 105 minutes, Color

Origin: Japan

Language(s): Japanese (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Takayuki Yamada, Miki Nakatani, Ryoko Kuninaka, Eita, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Tae Kimura, Yoshinori Okada, Naomi Nishida, and Ren Osugi

Based on a true story that has become an internet phenomenon in Japan, Train Man is about an otaku (Japanese for geek) who saves a young woman from a drunken assailant on a commuter train, and instantly falls in love with her. (Imaginasian)

What The Critics Said

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75

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Sweet, goofy story.

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60

Village Voice Drew Tillman

Adapted from a Japanese bestseller that's apparently based on true events, Train Man: Densha Otoko is a lot like its protagonist: sweet, weird, and likable despite some irritating quirks.

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60

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

Though clearly aimed at teenagers, this unashamedly heartstruck movie is neither obsessed with sex nor driven to humiliate its characters. Compared to those of the average American teen movie, its ambitions are so innocent they’re almost childlike.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson

Director Shosuke Murakami efficiently packages the material, deftly weaving in the individual stories of Train Man's chat-room buddies and how his success also gives them courage.

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What Our Users Said

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