Train Man
Plot Summary
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.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Atsushi Ito
Tsuyoshi Yamada ("Train Man"/ "Densha Otoko")
Misaki Itō
Saori Aoyama ("Hermes")
Miho Shiraishi
Kisuzu Jinkama
Mokomichi Hayami
Keisuke Aoyama
Eriko Sato
Kaho Sawazaki
Maki Horikita
Aoi Yamada
Kosuke Toyohara
Kazuya Sakurai
Risa Sudou
Yuko Mizuki
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Yuki Aoyama
![Gekidan Hitori as Yusaku Matsunaga [Guitar Man]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FlPlygOQkJEkV0WCfPyRKkbP8nro.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Gekidan Hitori
Yusaku Matsunaga [Guitar Man]
![Shun Oguri as Munetaka Minamoto [Netizen/ forum owner / ASCII artist]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F4tfrhvqp3IGHPATor0lYE9X9UD3.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Shun Oguri
Munetaka Minamoto [Netizen/ forum owner / ASCII artist]
![Sakurai Chizu as Hashizume Ryoko [Netizen]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FhnGz7Rx7GVXocLCvLzcL21ktGGs.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Sakurai Chizu
Hashizume Ryoko [Netizen]
![Shingo Katsurayama as Seno [Netizen, Hermes's ex]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FrvkLILQNo3MYEVDklinuUidQYFO.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Shingo Katsurayama
Seno [Netizen, Hermes's ex]
![Shigenori Yamazaki as Shinpei Asano [Netizen, College student, Anime otaku]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FelqqmH4mBUNQJOT7H3fOVb0F6ZV.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Shigenori Yamazaki
Shinpei Asano [Netizen, College student, Anime otaku]
![Nasubi as Couple Man [Netizen]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FqbsDaBNY0NqBjuTl7RuurtxJxPA.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Nasubi
Couple Man [Netizen]
![Tagame Tamura as Couple Woman [Netizen]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2F8rYRLO7mn3nbyoy2rbXnnjVsHl5.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Tagame Tamura
Couple Woman [Netizen]
![Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Stylish Man Honekawa [Netizen]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FduhxGjWjgo6WagvGgKu529ztz7u.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Stylish Man Honekawa [Netizen]
![Iori Nomizu as Kagami Moe [Netizen, Cosplayer]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FdTxkfB8FsWKwzptJI8tOZigNShA.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Iori Nomizu
Kagami Moe [Netizen, Cosplayer]
![Tatsuya Gashûin as Tominaga [Netizen, Poet, Traveler]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FfLqIdkShknsJmZy4EfBWuWyHN4C.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Tatsuya Gashûin
Tominaga [Netizen, Poet, Traveler]
![Doi Yoshio as [Netizen, Tram conductor]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw500%2FkcHt5tNS09hdgQYo31xepnCDbdc.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Doi Yoshio
[Netizen, Tram conductor]
Where to watch free (US)
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Seasons (2)
Season 1
11 episodes
Aired: 2005
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.
Production
Fuji Television Network