Densha Otoko (TV series)
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| Genre | Comedy, romance |
| Created by | Nakano Hitori |
| Written by | Mutou Susumuware Tokunaga Tomokazu |
| Directed by | Takeuchi Hideki Nishiura Masaki Kobayashi Kazuhiro |
| Starring |
Misaki Ito Atsushi Itō Miho Shiraishi |
| Opening theme | "Twilight" by Electric Light Orchestra |
| Ending theme | Sekai wa Sore o Ai to Yobundaze by Sambomaster |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 13 (including two special episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Wakamatsu Jisashiki Kawanishi Migaku |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original release | July 7 – September 22, 2005 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Densha Otoko (電車男?, lit. Train Man) is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. It is based on the Densha Otoko story, which has also been portrayed in other media.
The drama's 11 episodes were aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 (with a special episode on October 6, 2005). A two-hour-long TV special, Densha Otoko Deluxe, aired on September 23, 2006, featured a visit to Tahiti.Pony Canyon released the series on a DVD box set on December 22, 2005. It also aired in Taiwan's Videoland Japan from January 24, 2006 (with a special episode on December 28, 2006), and in Hong Kong's TVB Jade from April 15, 2006 (with a special episode on January 27, 2007).
The plot follows the life of Yamada after a chance encounter with Saori, when he rescues her from a drunken man on the train. Saori sends him a set of Hermès tea cups as a thank you gift. Relying on advice from users on a website, he is able to find the courage to change and eventually confess his feelings to Saori.
The drama is filled with various dream sequences in which the characters use to portray their fantasies.
Atsushi Itō and Misaki Ito have a cameo appearance after the end credits in the movie. In turn, Takayuki Yamada who portrays Densha Otoko in the movie, appears in a brief cameo in the first episode of the TV series, as well as in a special episode. Miho Shiraishi had also a brief role in the movie, but as a different character. The Japanese Rock Band that played the ending credits, Sambomaster, also made a cameo in episode 11 where Densha had to go to the hospital where he believed that Saori has collapsed (a lie by Kazuya).
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