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==Details== | ==Details== | ||
| − | *'''Title:''' 電車男 | + | *'''Title:''' 電車男 |
*'''Title (romaji):''' Densha Otoko | *'''Title (romaji):''' Densha Otoko | ||
| − | *'''Also known as:''' | + | *'''Also known as:''' Train Man |
| − | + | *'''Genre:''' Comedy, romance | |
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*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV | *'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV | ||
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| + | ==Renzoku== | ||
| + | *'''Episodes:''' 11 | ||
| + | *'''Viewership ratings:''' 21.04% | ||
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Jul-07 to 2005-Sep-22 | *'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Jul-07 to 2005-Sep-22 | ||
*'''Air time:''' Thursday 22:00-22:54 | *'''Air time:''' Thursday 22:00-22:54 | ||
| + | *'''Theme songs:''' | ||
| + | **'''Opening theme:''' ''[[Twilight]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]] | ||
| + | **'''Ending theme:''' ''[[Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobun da ze]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Sambomaster|Sambomaster]] | ||
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| + | ===Synopsis=== | ||
| + | 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 (1983)|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. | ||
| − | == | + | ===User/Viewer Ratings=== |
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| − | ==Cast== | + | ===Cast=== |
| − | + | [[File:DenshaOtokoRelationship.jpg|thumb|250px|Correlation Chart]] | |
*[[Ito Misaki]] as Aoyama Saori (25) | *[[Ito Misaki]] as Aoyama Saori (25) | ||
| − | *[[Ito Atsushi]] as Yamada Tsuyoshi (23) | + | *[[Ito Atsushi (1983)|Ito Atsushi]] as Yamada Tsuyoshi (23) |
| − | *[[Shiraishi Miho]] as Jinkama | + | *[[Shiraishi Miho]] as Jinkama Misuzu (26) |
*[[Sato Eriko]] as Sawazaki Kaho (25) | *[[Sato Eriko]] as Sawazaki Kaho (25) | ||
| − | *[[Sudo Risa]] as Mizuki | + | *[[Sudo Risa]] as Mizuki Yuko (30) |
*[[Hayami Mokomichi]] as Aoyama Keisuke (23) | *[[Hayami Mokomichi]] as Aoyama Keisuke (23) | ||
*[[Sato Jiro]] as Kuroki Fumito (40) | *[[Sato Jiro]] as Kuroki Fumito (40) | ||
*[[Maekawa Yasuyuki]] as Oikawa Naoto (28) | *[[Maekawa Yasuyuki]] as Oikawa Naoto (28) | ||
*[[Horikita Maki]] as Yamada Aoi (17) | *[[Horikita Maki]] as Yamada Aoi (17) | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Saori]] as Takeda Karin (17) |
*[[Gekidan Hitori]] as Matsunaga Yuusaku (30) | *[[Gekidan Hitori]] as Matsunaga Yuusaku (30) | ||
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*[[Toyohara Kosuke]] as Sakurai Kazuya (38) | *[[Toyohara Kosuke]] as Sakurai Kazuya (38) | ||
*[[Akiyoshi Kumiko]] as Aoyama Yuki (48) | *[[Akiyoshi Kumiko]] as Aoyama Yuki (48) | ||
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*[[Kishibe Shiroo]] as Yamada Tsuneo (48) | *[[Kishibe Shiroo]] as Yamada Tsuneo (48) | ||
*[[Sugawara Eiji]] as Kawamoto Shinji (27) | *[[Sugawara Eiji]] as Kawamoto Shinji (27) | ||
| − | *[[Nasubi]] | + | |
| − | *[[Nomizu Iori]] | + | ====Aladdin Channel Users==== |
| − | *[[ | + | {{multicolumntext}} |
| − | + | *[[Oguri Shun]] as Minamoto Munetaka | |
| − | + | *[[Rokkaku Seiji]] as Ushijima Sadao | |
| − | + | *[[Yamazaki Shigenori]] as Asano Shinpei | |
| + | *[[Sakurai Chizu]] as Hashizume Ryoko | ||
| + | *[[Nukumizu Youichi]] as Ichisaka Susumu | ||
| + | *[[Gashuin Tatsuya]] as Tominaga | ||
| + | *[[Nasubi]] as Couple man | ||
| + | *[[Tamura Tagame]] as Couple girl | ||
| + | *[[Matsuo Satoru]] as Thespa | ||
| + | *[[Nomizu Iori]] as Kagami Moé | ||
| + | *[[Kikuma Yukino]] as Housewife | ||
| + | *[[Yamanaka Takashi (1978)|Yamanaka Takashi]] as Fuyuhiko | ||
| + | *[[Yashiba Toshihiro]] as [[Wikipedia:Freeter|Freeter]] | ||
| + | *[[Namioka Kazuki]] as Music otaku | ||
| + | *[[Doi Yoshio]] as Conductor | ||
| + | *[[Kakeda Makoto]] (掛田誠) as Middle-aged man | ||
| + | *[[Murakami Wataru]] as Military otaku | ||
| + | *[[Kojima Tenten]] (小嶌天天) as Prep school student | ||
| + | *[[Yumita Makoto]] (弓田真好杜) as Bodybuilder | ||
| + | *[[Mizuno Tomonori]] as Moeta | ||
| + | *[[Nakajima Yoko]] as Sachiyo | ||
| + | *[[Toyonaga Toshiyuki]] as Sharp-dressed man | ||
| + | *[[Kase Nobuyuki|Kase Takao]] as Good looking man | ||
| + | *[[Ebihara Keisuke]] as Tobita Koki | ||
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| + | ====Guests==== | ||
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*[[Yamada Takayuki]] (ep1, SP) | *[[Yamada Takayuki]] (ep1, SP) | ||
| + | *[[Hanahara Teruko]] (ep1) | ||
| + | *[[Kikuma Yukino]] (ep1) | ||
| + | *[[Taguchi Hiroko]] (ep1) | ||
| + | *[[Tsukaji Muga]] as Kinoshita Koichi (ep1-2, 10-11) | ||
*[[Izumiya Shigeru]] (ep1, 11) | *[[Izumiya Shigeru]] (ep1, 11) | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Zheng Longjin]] (鄭龍進) as Tezuka (ep1,3,10) |
| − | *[[Katsurayama Shingo]] (ep3 | + | *[[Shirosaki Jin]] (ep2) |
| − | *[[Kaito Aiko]] (ep4, 5) | + | *[[Katsurayama Shingo]] as Seno (ep3-4) |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Kaito Aiko]] as Hayama Kaoru (ep4, 5) |
| − | *[[Horiuchi Ken]] (ep7, 10, 11) | + | *[[Ohkura Koji]] (ep5) |
| + | *[[Horiuchi Ken]] as Akiba Kanpei (ep7-8, 10, 11) | ||
*[[Yamashita Shinji]] (ep8, 9) | *[[Yamashita Shinji]] (ep8, 9) | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Kajiwara Yuta]] (梶原雄太) as Japanese soldier (ep10) |
| + | *[[Ito Takahiro]] as Chubo (ep10) | ||
| + | *[[Shoji Yusuke]] as Evangelion otaku (ep10) | ||
*[[Toda Keiko]] (ep11) | *[[Toda Keiko]] (ep11) | ||
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*[[Sonim]] as Tiffany (SP) | *[[Sonim]] as Tiffany (SP) | ||
| − | *[[Iwasa Mayuko]] as girl who tricked Guitar Otoko (SP) | + | *[[Iwasa Mayuko]] as the girl who tricked Guitar Otoko (SP) |
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| − | ==Production Credits== | + | ===Production Credits=== |
| − | *'''Producer:''' [[Wakamatsu | + | *'''Original writing:''' Nakano Hitori |
| + | *'''Screenwriter:''' [[Muto Shogo]], [[Tokunaga Tomokazu]] | ||
| + | *'''Producer:''' [[Wakamatsu Hiroki]], [[Kawanishi Taku]], [[Suzuki Yoshihiro]] | ||
*'''Director:''' [[Takeuchi Hideki]], [[Nishiura Masaki]], [[Kobayashi Kazuhiro]] | *'''Director:''' [[Takeuchi Hideki]], [[Nishiura Masaki]], [[Kobayashi Kazuhiro]] | ||
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| − | *''' | + | ===Recognitions=== |
| + | *'''46th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Drama | ||
| + | *'''46th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actor, [[Ito Atsushi (1983)|Ito Atsushi]] | ||
| + | *'''46th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actress, [[Shiraishi Miho]] | ||
| + | *'''46th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Director, [[Takeuchi Hideki]] | ||
| + | *'''46th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Musical Arrangement | ||
| + | *'''46th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Opening | ||
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| + | ===Episode Information=== | ||
| + | {| class="ratingtable" | ||
| + | ! Episode | ||
| + | ! Title | ||
| + | ! Ratings (Kanto) | ||
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| + | |01 | ||
| + | |A Love Being Watched Over by a Million People | ||
| + | |18.3 | ||
| + | |16.7 | ||
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| + | |02 | ||
| + | |I'm Off to my First Date; Big Transformation | ||
| + | |21.3 | ||
| + | |20.0 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |03 | ||
| + | |Huge First Date Crisis!! | ||
| + | |20.0 | ||
| + | |16.1 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |04 | ||
| + | |Summer! Big Surfing Crash Course | ||
| + | |21.0 | ||
| + | |15.4 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |05 | ||
| + | |Big Anti-stalker Strategy | ||
| + | |18.3 | ||
| + | |17.3 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |06 | ||
| + | |A (Love) Confession is the Beginning of All Your Troubles! | ||
| + | |19.5 | ||
| + | |15.3 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |07 | ||
| + | |Getting Rid of my Nerdiness!! Birthday of Tears | ||
| + | |21.0 | ||
| + | |17.1 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |08 | ||
| + | |Revived!! Breaking Otaku's Tears | ||
| + | |19.9 | ||
| + | |16.3 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |09 | ||
| + | |The Final War and Predictions of a Tragedy | ||
| + | |22.5 | ||
| + | |20.3 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |10 | ||
| + | |The Ending Chapter! A Miraculous Change of Events | ||
| + | |24.1 | ||
| + | |17.7 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |11 | ||
| + | |Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of Tears | ||
| + | |25.5 | ||
| + | |18.9 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |SP | ||
| + | |Train Man vs Guitar Man | ||
| + | |15.6 | ||
| + | |14.9 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ===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]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Domenico Modugno|Domenico Modugno]] | ||
| + | *'''Ep 11:''' ''[[Wikipedia:Ride of the Valkyries|Ride of the Valkyries]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Richard Wagner (composer) |Richard Wagner]] | ||
| + | *'''SP:''' ''Sailor Fuku to Kikanju'' by [[Yakushimaru Hiroko]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Special== |
| − | *[[Twilight]] by [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra | + | [[File:Densha Otoko DX~Saigo no Seizen~.jpg|frame|Densha Otoko Deluxe]] |
| − | + | ===Details=== | |
| + | *'''Title:''' 電車男デラックス | ||
| + | *'''Title(romaji):''' Densha Otoko Deluxe | ||
| + | *'''Tagline:''' 最後の聖戦 / Saigo no Seizen | ||
| + | *'''Tagline (English):''' The Last Crusade | ||
| + | *'''Viewership ratings:''' 18.7% (Kanto) & 20.2% (Kansai) | ||
| + | *'''Broadcast date:''' 2006-Sep-23 | ||
| + | *'''Air time:''' Saturday 21:00-23:09 | ||
| + | *'''Theme song:''' ''[[Twilight]]'' by [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===Synopsis=== |
| − | + | Set one year after the events of the original series, Densha Otoko has now become very popular and Akihabara, has become overrun with normal people getting in on the otaku craze. With Densha's popularity on the rise a corporation offers one million yen to anyone who can find his real identity. Meanwhile, Tsuyoshi tries to keep his and Saori's identities from being discovered. | |
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| − | + | *[[Ito Misaki]] as Aoyama Saori | |
| − | + | *[[Ito Atsushi (1983)|Ito Atsushi]] as Yamada Tsuyoshi | |
| − | + | *[[Shiraishi Miho]] as Jinkama Mizuzu | |
| − | + | *[[Toyohara Kosuke]] as Sakurai Kazuya | |
| − | | | + | *[[Sato Eriko]] as Sawazaki Kaho |
| − | + | *[[Sudo Risa]] as Mizuki Yuko | |
| − | + | *[[Gekidan Hitori]] as Matsunaga Yusaku | |
| − | + | *[[Sugawara Eiji]] as Kawamoto Shinji | |
| − | + | *[[Horikita Maki]] as Yamada Aoi | |
| − | + | *[[Akiyoshi Kumiko]] as Aoyama Yuki | |
| − | + | *[[Kitamura Kazuki]] as Maezono | |
| − | + | *[[Saori]] as Takeda Karin | |
| − | + | *[[Sato Jiro]] as Kuroki Fumito | |
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| − | == | + | ====Guests==== |
| − | * | + | *[[Fujimura Shunji]] |
| − | * | + | *Jicho Kacho (次長課長) ([[Koumoto Junichi]] and [[Inoue Satoshi]] (井上聡)) |
| − | * | + | *[[Matsuno Akemi]] (松野明美) |
| − | * | + | *[[Kichise Michiko]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Kikuchi Hidenori]] (菊地秀規) |
| − | * | + | *[[Yasuo]] (恭央) |
| − | * | + | *[[Fujita Kensuke]] (藤田憲右) |
| − | * | + | *[[Kawano Otoya]] (かわのをとや) |
| − | * | + | *[[Tobe Yoko]] (戸部洋子) |
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| − | * | + | ====Aladdin Channel Users==== |
| − | * | + | *[[Oguri Shun]] as Minamoto Munetaka |
| − | * | + | *[[Rokkaku Seiji]] as Ushijima Sadao |
| − | * | + | *[[Yamazaki Shigenori]] as Asano Shinpei |
| − | * | + | *[[Sakurai Chizu]] as Hashizume Ryoko |
| + | *[[Nukumizu Youichi]] as Ichisaka Susumu | ||
| + | *[[Gashuin Tatsuya]] as Tominaga | ||
| + | *[[Nasubi]] as Couple man | ||
| + | *[[Matsuo Satoru]] as Thespa | ||
| + | *[[Nomizu Iori]] as Kagami Moé | ||
| + | *[[Kikuma Yukino]] as Housewife | ||
| + | *[[Yamanaka Takashi (1978)|Yamanaka Takashi]] as Fuyuhiko | ||
| + | *[[Yashiba Toshihiro]] as [[Wikipedia:Freeter|Freeter]] | ||
| + | *[[Namioka Kazuki]] as Music otaku | ||
| + | *[[Doi Yoshio]] as Conductor | ||
| + | *[[Kakeda Makoto]] (掛田誠) as Middle-aged man | ||
| + | *[[Murakami Wataru]] as Military otaku | ||
| + | *[[Kojima Tenten]] (小嶌天天) as Prep school student | ||
| + | *[[Yumita Makoto]] (弓田真好杜) as Bodybuilder | ||
| + | *[[Mizuno Tomonori]] as Moeta | ||
| + | *[[Nakajima Yoko]] as Sachiyo | ||
| + | *[[Toyonaga Toshiyuki]] as Sharp-dressed man | ||
| + | *[[Kase Nobuyuki|Kase Takao]] as Good looking man | ||
| + | *[[Ebihara Keisuke]] as Tobita Koki | ||
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| − | * | + | *'''Original writing:''' Nakano Hitori |
| − | * | + | *'''Screenwriter:''' [[Muto Shogo]] |
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==Reviews== | ==Reviews== | ||
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*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/kamuichan/251656.html#cutid1 Cooper's Review (Russian)] | *[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] | *[http://randomc.animeblogger.net/category/densha-otoko/ Episode by Episode Reviews by Omni] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==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. | *[[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. | *[[Nukumizu Youichi]]'s character Ichisaka Susumu is the same one as in [[Slow Dance]], which was broadcast in the same season. | ||
| − | *The two stars | + | *The two stars spent over 1000 hours together filming. |
| − | *The figurine "Minna" costs 400,000 yen and [[Ito Atsushi]] | + | *The figurine "Minna" costs 400,000 yen and [[Ito Atsushi]] accidentally broke one of its ears during a take. |
*The opening anime theme was tailor-made for this drama by over 200 staff/cartoonists. | *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. | *The ending 1 minute theme by Sambomaster filmed in Akihabara took a whole night to film with over 200 extras. | ||
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*Over 3000 props and figures were used. Densha's room alone used over 132. | *Over 3000 props and figures were used. Densha's room alone used over 132. | ||
*A PRIDE poster is seen hanging on the wall behind the bodybuilding otaku. In the special episode, PRIDE star Naoya Ogawa plays a bodyguard beating up Hanshin Tigers fan, Ushijima, in an alleyway. | *A PRIDE poster is seen hanging on the wall behind the bodybuilding otaku. In the special episode, PRIDE star Naoya Ogawa plays a bodyguard beating up Hanshin Tigers fan, Ushijima, in an alleyway. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Mokuyou Gekijou|Thursday 22:00]]|Spring 2005|[[Koi ni Ochitara]]|Autumn 2005|[[Ooku~Hana no Ran~]]}} | {{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Mokuyou Gekijou|Thursday 22:00]]|Spring 2005|[[Koi ni Ochitara]]|Autumn 2005|[[Ooku~Hana no Ran~]]}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 27 August 2026
Details
- Title: 電車男
- Title (romaji): Densha Otoko
- Also known as: Train Man
- Genre: Comedy, romance
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Renzoku
- Episodes: 11
- Viewership ratings: 21.04%
- Broadcast period: 2005-Jul-07 to 2005-Sep-22
- Air time: Thursday 22:00-22:54
- Theme songs:
- Opening theme: Twilight by Electric Light Orchestra
- Ending theme: Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobun da ze by Sambomaster
Synopsis
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.
User/Viewer Ratings
Cast
- Ito Misaki as Aoyama Saori (25)
- Ito Atsushi as Yamada Tsuyoshi (23)
- Shiraishi Miho as Jinkama Misuzu (26)
- Sato Eriko as Sawazaki Kaho (25)
- Sudo Risa as Mizuki Yuko (30)
- Hayami Mokomichi as Aoyama Keisuke (23)
- Sato Jiro as Kuroki Fumito (40)
- Maekawa Yasuyuki as Oikawa Naoto (28)
- Horikita Maki as Yamada Aoi (17)
- Saori as Takeda Karin (17)
- Gekidan Hitori as Matsunaga Yuusaku (30)
- Toyohara Kosuke as Sakurai Kazuya (38)
- Akiyoshi Kumiko as Aoyama Yuki (48)
- Kishibe Shiroo as Yamada Tsuneo (48)
- Sugawara Eiji as Kawamoto Shinji (27)
Aladdin Channel Users
- Oguri Shun as Minamoto Munetaka
- Rokkaku Seiji as Ushijima Sadao
- Yamazaki Shigenori as Asano Shinpei
- Sakurai Chizu as Hashizume Ryoko
- Nukumizu Youichi as Ichisaka Susumu
- Gashuin Tatsuya as Tominaga
- Nasubi as Couple man
- Tamura Tagame as Couple girl
- Matsuo Satoru as Thespa
- Nomizu Iori as Kagami Moé
- Kikuma Yukino as Housewife
- Yamanaka Takashi as Fuyuhiko
- Yashiba Toshihiro as Freeter
- Namioka Kazuki as Music otaku
- Doi Yoshio as Conductor
- Kakeda Makoto (掛田誠) as Middle-aged man
- Murakami Wataru as Military otaku
- Kojima Tenten (小嶌天天) as Prep school student
- Yumita Makoto (弓田真好杜) as Bodybuilder
- Mizuno Tomonori as Moeta
- Nakajima Yoko as Sachiyo
- Toyonaga Toshiyuki as Sharp-dressed man
- Kase Takao as Good looking man
- Ebihara Keisuke as Tobita Koki
Guests
- Yamada Takayuki (ep1, SP)
- Hanahara Teruko (ep1)
- Kikuma Yukino (ep1)
- Taguchi Hiroko (ep1)
- Tsukaji Muga as Kinoshita Koichi (ep1-2, 10-11)
- Izumiya Shigeru (ep1, 11)
- Zheng Longjin (鄭龍進) as Tezuka (ep1,3,10)
- Shirosaki Jin (ep2)
- Katsurayama Shingo as Seno (ep3-4)
- Kaito Aiko as Hayama Kaoru (ep4, 5)
- Ohkura Koji (ep5)
- Horiuchi Ken as Akiba Kanpei (ep7-8, 10, 11)
- Yamashita Shinji (ep8, 9)
- Kajiwara Yuta (梶原雄太) as Japanese soldier (ep10)
- Ito Takahiro as Chubo (ep10)
- Shoji Yusuke as Evangelion otaku (ep10)
- Toda Keiko (ep11)
- Sonim as Tiffany (SP)
- Iwasa Mayuko as the girl who tricked Guitar Otoko (SP)
Production Credits
- Original writing: Nakano Hitori
- Screenwriter: Muto Shogo, Tokunaga Tomokazu
- Producer: Wakamatsu Hiroki, Kawanishi Taku, Suzuki Yoshihiro
- Director: Takeuchi Hideki, Nishiura Masaki, Kobayashi Kazuhiro
- Music: Face 2 fAKE
Recognitions
- 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Drama
- 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, Ito Atsushi
- 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress, Shiraishi Miho
- 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Director, Takeuchi Hideki
- 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Musical Arrangement
- 46th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Opening
Episode Information
| Episode | Title | Ratings (Kanto) | Ratings (Kansai) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Love Being Watched Over by a Million People | 18.3 | 16.7 |
| 02 | I'm Off to my First Date; Big Transformation | 21.3 | 20.0 |
| 03 | Huge First Date Crisis!! | 20.0 | 16.1 |
| 04 | Summer! Big Surfing Crash Course | 21.0 | 15.4 |
| 05 | Big Anti-stalker Strategy | 18.3 | 17.3 |
| 06 | A (Love) Confession is the Beginning of All Your Troubles! | 19.5 | 15.3 |
| 07 | Getting Rid of my Nerdiness!! Birthday of Tears | 21.0 | 17.1 |
| 08 | Revived!! Breaking Otaku's Tears | 19.9 | 16.3 |
| 09 | The Final War and Predictions of a Tragedy | 22.5 | 20.3 |
| 10 | The Ending Chapter! A Miraculous Change of Events | 24.1 | 17.7 |
| 11 | Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of Tears | 25.5 | 18.9 |
| SP | Train Man vs Guitar Man | 15.6 | 14.9 |
Insert Songs
- Ep 1: Mr. Roboto by 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: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
- Ep 2,9: Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
- Ep 2-5,8-10,SP: Imperial March composed by John Williams
- Ep 4: Surfin' USA by 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 Earth, Wind and Fire
- Ep 9,SP: Sea of Love by Tsubaki
- Ep 10: Volare by Domenico Modugno
- Ep 11: Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
- SP: Sailor Fuku to Kikanju by Yakushimaru Hiroko
Special
Densha Otoko Deluxe
Details
- Title: 電車男デラックス
- Title(romaji): Densha Otoko Deluxe
- Tagline: 最後の聖戦 / Saigo no Seizen
- Tagline (English): The Last Crusade
- Viewership ratings: 18.7% (Kanto) & 20.2% (Kansai)
- Broadcast date: 2006-Sep-23
- Air time: Saturday 21:00-23:09
- Theme song: Twilight by Electric Light Orchestra
Synopsis
Set one year after the events of the original series, Densha Otoko has now become very popular and Akihabara, has become overrun with normal people getting in on the otaku craze. With Densha's popularity on the rise a corporation offers one million yen to anyone who can find his real identity. Meanwhile, Tsuyoshi tries to keep his and Saori's identities from being discovered.
Cast
Guests
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Production Credits
- Original writing: Nakano Hitori
- Screenwriter: Muto Shogo
- Music: Face 2 fAKE
Reviews
- Huge Feature Review and Movie Comparison @J-Fan
- Drama Version Vs Movie Version of Densha Otoko
- Cooper's Review (Russian)
- 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.
- The two stars spent over 1000 hours together filming.
- The figurine "Minna" costs 400,000 yen and Ito Atsushi accidentally broke one of its ears during a take.
- 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.
- A PRIDE poster is seen hanging on the wall behind the bodybuilding otaku. In the special episode, PRIDE star Naoya Ogawa plays a bodyguard beating up Hanshin Tigers fan, Ushijima, in an alleyway.
- In the Deluxe Special, Girl group AKB48 makes a guest appearance during the opening of the Densha Otoko museum. They perform their song Skirt, Hirari.
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