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Densha Otoko

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Details

Title: 電車男（でんしゃおとこ）
Title (romaji): Densha Otoko
Also known as: The Train Man
Episodes: 11, 2 Specials (2005-10-06 & 2006-09-23)
Genre: Romance, comedy
Viewership: 21.04%, SP=15.6%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2005-Jul-07 to 2005-Sep-22
Air time: Thursday 22:00-22:54

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.

Cast

Ito Misaki as Aoyama Saori (25)
Ito Atsushi as Yamada Tsuyoshi (23)
Shiraishi Miho as Jinkama Kisuzu (26)
Sato Eriko as Sawazaki Kaho (25)
Sudo Risa as Mizuki Yuuko (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)
Koide Saori as Takeda Karin (17)
Gekidan Hitori as Matsunaga Yuusaku (30)
Oguri Shun as Minamoto Munetaka (25)
Rokkaku Seiji as Ushijima Sadao (38)
Nukumizu Youichi as Ichisaka Susumu (40)
Gashuin Tatsuya as Tominaga (40)
Yamazaki Shigenori as Asano Shinpei (29)
Toyohara Kosuke as Sakurai Kazuya (38)
Akiyoshi Kumiko as Aoyama Yuki (48)
Sakurai Chizu as Hashizume Ryouko (25)
Kishibe Shiroo as Yamada Tsuneo (48)
Sugawara Eiji as Kawamoto Shinji (27)
Nasubi
Nomizu Iori
Tamura Tagame

Guests

Yamada Takayuki (ep1, SP)
Izumiya Shigeru (ep1, 11)
Hanabara Teruko (ep1)
Katsurayama Shingo (ep3, 4)
Kaito Aiko (ep4, 5)
Kikuma Yukino (ep1)
Horiuchi Ken (ep7, 10, 11)
Yamashita Shinji (ep8, 9)
Ohkura Koji (ep5)
Toda Keiko (ep11)
Tsukaji Muga (ep1, 2, 10, 11)
Shirosaki Jin (ep2)
Sonim as Tiffany (SP)
Iwasa Mayuko as girl who tricked Guitar Otoko (SP)

Production Credits

Producer: Wakamatsu Jisashiki, Kawanishi Migaku, Suzuki Yoshihiro
Director: Takeuchi Hideki, Nishiura Masaki, Kobayashi Kazuhiro
Original Story: Nakano Hitori
Screenwriter : Mutou Susumuware, Tokunaga Tomokazu
Music by: Face 2 fAKE

Theme Songs

Episode Titles

Ep 01: A Love Being Watched Over by a Million People
Ep 02: I'm Off to my First Date; Big Transformation
Ep 03: Huge First Date Crisis!!
Ep 04: Summer! Big Surfing Crash Course
Ep 05: Big Anti-stalker Strategy
Ep 06: A (Love) Confession is the Beginning of All Your Troubles!
Ep 07: Getting Rid of my Nerdiness!! Birthday of Tears
Ep 08: Revived!! Breaking Otaku's Tears
Ep 09: The Final War and Predictions of a Tragedy
Ep 10: The Ending Chapter! A Miraculous Change of Events
Ep 11: Greatest Confession in History!! Graduation Exercises of Tears
Ep SP: Train Man vs Guitar Man

Episode Ratings

Episode	Kanto	Kansai	Nationwide
01	18.3	??.?	??.?
02	21.3	??.?	??.?
03	20.0	??.?	??.?
04	21.0	??.?	??.?
05	18.3	??.?	??.?
06	19.5	??.?	??.?
07	21.0	??.?	??.?
08	19.9	??.?	??.?
09	22.5	??.?	??.?
10	24.1	??.?	??.?
11	25.5	??.?	??.?
SP	15.6	??.?	??.?
average	21.04*	??.?	??.?

Source: Video Research, Ltd.
*Does not include SP ratings

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
Ep 11: Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
SP: Sailor fuku to kikanjuu by Yakushimaru Hiroko

Awards

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)

Reviews

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 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.
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.

External Links

Spring 2005	Fuji TV	Autumn 2005
Koi ni Ochitara	Thursday 22:00	Ooku~Hana no Ran~