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  • 2006
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2006
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
Train Man

Summary 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)

Directed By: Shôsuke Murakami

Written By: Hitori Nakano, Arisa Kaneko

  • 2006
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2006
  • Viz Pictures
  • 1 h 45 m

Train Man

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary 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)

Directed By: Shôsuke Murakami

Written By: Hitori Nakano, Arisa Kaneko

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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Mixed
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Sweet, goofy story.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
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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.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
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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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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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Production Company Toho, Fuji Television Network, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Kyodo Television, Stardust Pictures (SDP)
Release Date Sep 22, 2006
Duration 1 h 45 m
Genres
Tagline A True Love Story
Website http://www.trainman-movie.com/
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