Densha Otoko

2006-02-27T11:28:03Z

Alexia Smith:

[[File:Denshaotoko2344.jpg|thumb|350px|Densha Otoko]]
[[File:DenshaOtokoRelationship.jpg|thumb|350px|Correlation Chart]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 電車男 / Densha Otoko
*'''Also known as:''' The Train Man
*'''Episodes:''' 11, 1 Special (2005-10-06)
*'''Genre:''' Romance, Comedy
*'''Viewership:''' 21.04%, SP=15.6%
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 10:00-10:54 PM
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-07-07 to 2005-09-22

==Theme Songs==
*[[Twilight]] by [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]]
*[[Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobun da ze]] by Sambomaster

==Insert Songs==
*'''Ep 1:''' [[Mr. Roboto (song)|Mr. Roboto]] by [[Wikipedia:Styx (band)|Styx]]
*'''Ep 1,4,7,9,10-11:''' Start Me @ Starting Love by Missing Link
*'''Ep 1-7,11,SP:''' Romantic ga Tomaranai by C-C-B
*'''Ep 2:''' [[Wikipedia:Unchained_Melody|Unchained Melody]] by [[Wikipedia:Righteous_Brothers|The Righteous Brothers]]
*'''Ep 2,9:''' [[Wikipedia:Oh%2C_Pretty_Woman|Pretty Woman]] by [[Wikipedia:Roy Orbison|Roy Orbison]]
*'''Ep 2-5,8-10,SP:''' [[Wikipedia:Imperial_march|Imperial March]] composed by [[Wikipedia:John_Williams_%28composer%29|John Williams]]
*'''Ep 4:''' [[Wikipedia:Surfin%27_USA|Surfin' USA]] by [[Wikipedia:The_Beach_Boys|The Beach Boys]]
*'''Ep 7:''' Kaze ni hitori de by Inoue Daisuke
*'''Ep 8:''' Hero by Asakura Miki
*'''Ep 8,10:''' Koi no MA-I-A-HI ~ DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI by O-zone
*'''Ep 8,10-11,SP:''' Fantasy by [[Wikipedia:Earth, Wind and Fire|Earth, Wind and Fire]]
*'''Ep 9,SP:''' Sea of Love by Tsubaki
*'''Ep 10:''' [[Wikipedia:Volare (song)|Volare]]
*'''SP:''' Sailor fuku to kikanjuu by Yakushimaru Hiroko

==Production Credits==
*'''Producer:''' [[Wakamatsu Jisashiki]], [[Kawanishi Migaku]]
*'''Director:''' [[Takeuchi Hideki]], [[Nishiura Masaki]], [[Kobayashi Kazuhiro]]
*'''Original Story:''' Nakano Hitori
*'''Screenwriter :''' [[Mutou Susumuware]], [[Tokunaga Tomokazu]]
*'''Music by:''' Face 2 fAKE

==Cast==
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|align="left" width="210px"|[[File:DenshaOtokoa1.jpg|left|50px]][[Itoh Misaki|Ito Misaki]] 伊東美咲 as 青山沙織 (25)
|align="left" width="210px"|[[File:DenshaOtokoa2.jpg|left|50px]][[Itoh Atsushi|Ito Atsushi]] 伊藤淳史 as 山田剛司 (23)
|align="left" width="210px"|[[File:ShiraishiMiho233.jpg|left|50px]][[Shiraishi Miho]] 白石美帆 as 陣釜美鈴 (26)
|align="left" width="210px"|[[File:DenshaOtokoa4.jpg|left|50px|Itoh Misaki]][[Sato Eriko]] 佐藤江梨子 as 沢崎果歩 (25)
|-
|[[File:DenshaOtokoa5.jpg|left|50px]][[Sudo Risa]] 須藤理彩 as 観月裕子 (30)
|[[File:HayamiMokomichi.jpg|left|50px]][[Hayami Mokomichi]] 速水もこみち as 青山啓介(23)
|[[File:Satojiro222.jpg|left|50px]][[Sato Jiro]] 佐藤二朗 as 黑木文人(40)
|[[File:YasuyukiMaekawa.jpg|left|50px]][[Yasuyuki Maekawa]] 前川泰之 as 及川尚人(28)
|-
|[[File:HorikitaMaki232.jpg|left|50px]][[Horikita Maki]] 堀北真希 as 山田葵 (17)
|[[File:KoideSaori222.jpg|left|50px]][[Koide Saori]] 小出早織 as 武田花梨 (17)
|[[File:GekidanHitori.jpg|left|50px]][[Gekidan Hitori]] 劇団ひとり as 松永勇作(30)
|[[File:OguriShun23.jpg|left|50px]][[Oguri Shun]] 小栗旬 as 皆本宗孝 (25)
|-
|[[File:RokkakuSeiji.jpg|left|50px]][[Rokkaku Seiji]] 六角精児 as 牛島貞雄(38)
|[[File:NukumizuYouichi23.jpg|left|50px]][[Nukumizu Youichi]] 温水洋一 as 一坂進(40)
|[[File:Denshaotokoa122.jpg|left|50px]][[Gashuin Tatsuya]] 我修院達也 as 富永(40)
|[[File:YamazakiShigenori.jpg|left|50px]][[Yamazaki Shigenori]] 山崎樹範 as 淺野真平(29)
|-
|[[File:ToyoharaKousuke.jpg|left|50px]][[Toyohara Kosuke]] 豊原功補 as 桜井和哉 (38)
|[[File:AkiyoshiKumiko.jpg|left|50px]][[Akiyoshi Kumiko]] 秋吉久美子 as 青山由紀 (48)
|[[File:Nasubi.jpg|left|50px]][[Nasubi]] 
|[[File:Sakurai11.jpg|left|50px]][[Sakurai Chizu]] 桜井千寿 as 橋爪涼子 (25)
|-
|[[File:Lori222.jpg|left|50px]][[Nomizu Iori]] 野水伊織 
|[[File:YamadaTakayuki66.jpg|left|50px]][[Yamada Takayuki]] 山田孝之 (ep1, SP)
|[[File:IzumiyaShigeru.JPG|left|50px]][[Izumiya Shigeru]] 泉谷しげる (ep1, 11)
|[[File:57766.jpg|left|50px]][[Hanabara Teruko]] 花原照子 (ep1)
|-
|[[File:Shingo.JPG|left|50px]][[Katsurayama Shingo]] 葛山信吾 (ep3, 4)
|[[File:KaitouAiko1.jpg|left|50px]][[Kaito Aiko]] 皆藤愛子 (ep4, 5)
|[[File:KishibeShiroo.jpg|left|50px]][[Kishibe Shiroo]] 岸部シロー as 山田恒生(48)
|[[File:SugawaraEiji.jpg|left|50px]][[Sugawara Eiji]] 菅原永二 as 川本信二(27)
|-
|[[File:KikumaYukino.jpg|left|50px]][[Kikuma Yukino]] 菊間千乃 (ep1)
|[[File:HoriuchiKen.jpg|left|50px]][[Horiuchi Ken]] 堀内健 (ep 7, 10, 11)
|[[File:YamashitaShinji.JPG|left|50px]][[Yamashita Shinji]] 山下真司 (ep8, 9)
|[[File:Koiji333.jpg|left|50px]][[Ohkura Koji]] 大倉孝二 (ep5)
|-
|[[File:Toda22.jpg|left|50px]][[Toda Keiko]] 戸田恵子 (ep11)
|[[File:TsukajiMuga.jpg|left|50px]][[Tsukaji Muga]] 塚地武雅 (ep1, 2, 10, 11)
|[[File:ShirosakiJin.jpg|left|50px]][[Shirosaki Jin]] 城咲仁 (ep2)
|[[File:Tamura222a.jpg|left|50px]][[Tamura Tagame]] 田村たがめ 
|-
|[[File:Sonim.jpg|left|50px]][[Sonim]] ソニン as Tiffany (SP)
|[[File:IwasaMayuko.jpg|left|50px]][[Iwasa Mayuko]] 岩佐真悠子 as Girl who tricked Guitar Otoko (SP)
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|}

==Synopsis==

===Synopsis 1===
A true love story turned to bestselling novel, created from the Internet BBS, 2channel
to blockbuster hit movie. [[Ito Misaki]] plays Aoyama Saori, working as an office lady at a MNC, gets into trouble with a drunkard on a train. She's saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi, played by [[Ito Atsushi]]. 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.

===Synopsis 2===
Adapted from the best selling book "Train Man," this is the true life story of a geeky young man's romance with a beautiful young lady. The book is based on actual messages posted on a huge internet discussion board in Japan. A million internet users followed the Train Man's romance, giving him advices on how to impress the girl and take her out on dates. Train Man belongs in the so-called "Akiba-kei" category: a term that describes nerdy looking men who hang out at Akihabara (the famous electronics area in Tokyo) all day, who are obsessed with video games and computers.

After a long day working, Saori rides the train home only to be involved in an incident that would change her life. Inside the train, Saori is harassed by a heavily drunken man. When the drunk reaches to touch her face, a young man stands up and says, "S... stop that!"

The young man is 23-year old Tsuyoshi Yamada. He is the typical nerd obsessed with anime and computer games. He always hangs out in Akihabara, the electronics center in Tokyo. Tsuyoshi has no interest in fashion and other trends, and his age equals the number of years he hasn't had a girlfriend. He works as a salesman at an employment agency but is always scolded by his boss.

The only things Tsuyoshi is usually interested in are anime and video games. But something about Saori's beauty lit a fire in his heart, giving him courage. When he's looking for words to apologize, Saori hands him her date planner. "I want to return a favor, so can you write down your address?" Tsuyoshi is taken back. He has been humiliated a thousand times by women, but never appreciated, especially from a beautiful woman like Saori. Saori has a sweet smile on her face as she watches Tsuyoshi write down his address with shaking hands

He has never had a girlfriend in the past and is at a loss about what to do. That is when he visits a huge internet discussion board for some help. Tsuyoshi immediately becomes the center of attention. Other computer freaks reply one after another. "Call her and say thanks!" "No, it's better to keep it a memory." Reading the heated discussion, Tsuyoshi is touched that so many people are supporting him even though they don't know each other at all.

What happens when Saori finds out what the real Tsuyoshi is like? How will she react when she discovers she has become a heroine on an Internet site?

==Reviews==
*[http://www.j-fan.com/drama/drama.cgi?action=viewrev&season=Summer_2005&show=densha_otoko Huge Feature Review and Movie Comparison @J-Fan]
*[http://yamadatakayuki.blogspot.com/2005/08/drama-version-vs-movie-version-of.html Drama Version Vs Movie Version of Densha Otoko]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/kamuichan/251656.html#cutid1 Cooper's Review (Russian)]
*[http://randomc.animeblogger.net/category/densha-otoko/ Episode by Episode Reviews by Omni]

==Trivia==
*[[Toda Keiko]] performs as Densha's mother. She was the original seiyuu (voice actress) of Matilda-san in the legendary 1st Gundam series. It's a production team's joke.
*[[Nukumizu Youichi]]'s character Ichisaka Susumu is the same one as in [[Slow Dance]], which was broadcast in the same season.
*Episode 3: It is a parody of Gundam that Matsunaga-shi shouts,"Zion koukoku ni eikou are!(The glory must be in the Zion dukedom!)"in Karin-chan's scene.
*Episode 4: When Densha was surfing, it took over 5 hours to film and only received a few seconds of screen time.
*Episode 7: The scene in the rain took 6 hours to shoot.
*The two stars have spent over 1000 hours together filming.
*The figurine "Minna" costs 400,000 yen and [[Ito Atsushi]] accidentily broke one of its ears during a take.
*Apart from being made into a book and movie, this drama has also been made into an AV.
*The opening anime theme was tailor-made for this drama by over 200 staff/cartoonists.
*The ending 1 minute theme by Sambomaster filmed in Akihabara took a whole night to film with over 200 extras.
*Over 35 actors/actresses were used for the forumers. Each internet scene takes approximately over 48 hours for a 7 minuted scene.
*Over 3000 props and figures were used. Densha's room alone used over 132.
*In the real BBS drama, apparantely Densha Otoko never noticed Hermes until the police station.



==Episode Titles==
*'''Ep 01:''' 「100万人が見守った恋の行方」Hyakuman nin ga mimamotta koi no yukue / A love being watched over by a million people
*'''Ep 02:''' 「初デートへ向け大変身」hatsu deeto e muke dai henshin / I'm off to my first date, big transformation
*'''Ep 03:''' 「初デートに大ピンチ！！」hatsu deeto ni dai pinchi!! / huge first date crisis!!
*'''Ep 04:''' 「夏！サーフィン大特訓」natsu! saafin dai tokkun / summer! big surfing crash course
*'''Ep 05:''' 「ストーカー撃退大作戦」sutookaa gekitai dai sakusen / big anti-stalker strategy
*'''Ep 06:''' 「告白は波乱の幕開け！」kokuhaku wa haran no makuake! / a (love) confession is the beginning of all your troubles!
*'''Ep 07:''' 「脱オタク!!涙の誕生日」datsu otaku!! namida no tanjoubi / getting rid of my nerdiness!! birthday of tears
*'''Ep 08:''' 「復活！！涙のオタク激白」Revived!! Breaking Otaku's Tears
*'''Ep 09:''' 「最終決戦は悲劇の予感」
*'''Ep 10:''' 「最終章！奇跡の大逆転」
*'''Ep 11:''' 「史上最大の告白！！涙の卒業式」Shijyousaidai Kokuhaku!! Namida no Sotsugyoushiki / Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of Tears
*'''SP:''' 「電車男vsギター男！！」Densha Otoko vs Gitaa Otoko / Trainman vs Guitarman

==Episode Ratings==
*'''Ep 01:''' 18.3%
*'''Ep 02:''' 21.3%
*'''Ep 03:''' 20.0%
*'''Ep 04:''' 21.0%
*'''Ep 05:''' 18.3%
*'''Ep 06:''' 19.5%
*'''Ep 07:''' 21.0%
*'''Ep 08:''' 19.9%
*'''Ep 09:''' 22.5%
*'''Ep 10:''' 24.1%
*'''Ep 11:''' 25.5%
*'''SP:''' 15.6%

==External Links==
*[http://www.fujitv.co.jp/denshaotoko/index2.html Official site]
*[http://www.nifty.com/denshaotoko Movie Official Site]
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.933.htm JDorama.com]
*[http://over-time.idv.tw/drama/dramashow_common.php?num=903&mnum=272 Dorama.info]
*[http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19864 Discussion @ D-Addicts.com]
*[http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.7278.htm Discussion @ JDorama.com]
*[http://4-ch.net/net/kareha.pl/1104671331/ Discussion @ 4-ch.net]
*[http://conecta2.org/c2jimaku/denshaotoko/ Synopsis in Spanish]
*[http://media.putfile.com/DAICON-IV Daicon IV Opening (OP Sequence Inspiration)]
*[[Wikipedia:Mo%C3%A9|What is "mo-e"?]]

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