Densha Otoko
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Contents
Details
- Title: 電車男 / Densha Otoko
- Also Known As: The Train Man
- Episodes: 11
- Genre: Romance, Comedy
- Viewership:
- Air time: Thursday 10:00-10:54 PM
- Broadcast network: Fuji TV
- Broadcast period: 2005-07-07
Theme Songs
- Twilight by Electric Light Orchestra
- Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobun da ze by Sambomaster
Insert Songs
- Ep 1: Mr. Roboto by Styx
- Ep 2: Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
- Ep 1-7: Romantic ga Tomaranai by C-C-B
- Ep 3-5,8: Imperial March composed by John Williams
- Ep 7: Kaze ni hitori de by Inoue Daisuke
- Ep 8: Hero by Asakura Miki
- Ep 8: Koi no MA-I-A-HI ~ DRAGOSTEA DIN TEI by O-zone
- Ep 8: Fantasy by Earth, Wind and Fire
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
| Ito Misaki 伊?美咲 as Aoyama Saori (25) |
Ito Atsushi 伊藤淳? as Yamada Tsuyoshi (23) |
Shiraishi Miho 白石美帆 as Jinkama Misuzu (26) |
Sato Eriko ?藤江梨? as Sawazaki Ayumi (25) |
| Sudo Risa 須藤?彩 as 観月裕?(30) |
Hayami Mokomichi 速水も??? as 啓介(23) |
Sato Jiro ?藤二朗 as 黑木文人(40) |
 ??泰之 as ??尚人(28) |
| Horikita Maki 堀北真希 as 山田葵(17) |
Koide Saori ?出早織 as 武田花梨(17) |
Gekidan Hitori 劇団??り as ?永勇作(30) |
Oguri Shun ?栗旬 as 皆本宗?(25) |
 六角精? as 牛島貞雄(38) |
 温水洋一 as 一?進(40) |
Gashuin Tayya 我修院?也 as 富永(40) |
 山崎樹範 as 淺野真平(29) |
| Toyohara Kosuke 豊原功補 as 櫻井和哉(38) |
 秋?久美? as ?山由紀(48) |
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Sakurai Chizu 桜井?寿 |
 野水伊織 |
Yamada Takayuki 山田?之 (ep1) |
Izumiya Shigeru 泉谷??る (ep1) |
 花原照? (ep1) |
 葛山信? (ep3, 4) |
Kaito Aiko 皆藤愛? (ep4, 5) |
 岸部シロー as 山田?生(48) |
Sugawara Eiji ?原永二 as ?本信二(27) |
 ?間?乃 (ep1) |
 堀内? (ep 7) |
Episode Titles
- Ep 1:「100万人?見守????行方?Hyakuman nin ga mimamotta koi no yukue / A love watched over by a million people
- Ep 2:「?デート???大変身?hatsu deeto e muke dai henshin / I'm off to my first date, big transformation
- Ep 3:「?デート?大ピン????hatsu deeto ni dai pinchi!! / huge first date crisis!!
- Ep 4:「??サーフィン大特訓?natsu! saafin dai tokkun / summer! big surfing crash course
- Ep 5:「ストーカー撃退大作戦?sutookaa gekitai dai sakusen / big anti-stalker strategy
- Ep 6: 「告白?波乱?幕開???kokuhaku wa haran no makuake! / a (love) confession is the beginning of all your troubles!
- Ep 7: 「脱オタク!!涙?誕生日?datsu otaku!! namida no tanjoubi / getting rid of my nerdiness!! birthday of tears
- Ep 8: 「復活??涙?オタク激白?
Episode Ratings
- Ep 1: 18.3%
- Ep 2: 21.3%
- Ep 3: 20.0%
- Ep 4: 21.0%
- Ep 5: 18.3%
- Ep 6: 19.5%
- Ep 7: 21.0%
- Ep 8: 19.9%
Synopsis
Synopsis 1
A True Love Story turned into bestselling novel created from the Internet BBS, 2channel to Blockbuster Hit Movie (starring Yamada Takayuki & Nakatani Miki). Ito Misaki and Ito Atsushi will play the leading characters in this drama. Ito Misaki plays Aoyama Saori who is an OL in a MNC who got into trouble with a drunkard on a train and is saved by Yamada Takeshi (Ito Atsushi). As a form of appreciation, she sends him a Hermes teacup. And having no experience with the opposite sex, Takeshi decides to ask for help on the Net BBS, 2 channel 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?
Review
- 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
Related News
- FujiTV will be showing the drama version of Densha Otoko from 7 July on Thu 10pm which is a story of the bestselling novel created from the Internet BBS, 2channel. Ito Misaki and Ito Atsushi will play the leading characters in this drama. Ito Misaki plays Aoyama Saori who is an OL in a MNC who got into trouble with a drunkard on a train and is saved by Yamada Tsuyoshi Ito Atsushi. As a form of appreciation, she sends him a Hermes teacup. And having no experience with the opposite sex, Tsuyoshi decides to ask for help on the Net BBS, 2 channel on how to interact with Saori. May 11 2005, Dorama World)
- Sato Eriko will be acting in this drama as the friend of Hermes played by Ito Misaki. In the novel, this friend, Sawazaki Ayumi is a career woman who is very picky. According to the densha otoko in the story, he finds Ayumi more cheerful than Hermes but she's aggressive in asking questions and is very sarcastic. According to the producer, Sato was chosen as her height was close to Itoh Misaki and that in the novel, it is said that Ayumi in real life resembles Sato Eriko. May 29 2005, Dorama World)
- Shiraishi Miho will be playing an OL in the drama version who bullies the Densha Otoko as they work in the same company. The character, Jinkama Misuzu is a newly created character who only appears for one scene in the movie version as a reception desk lady. In the drama version, she will be promoted to an OL and works in the same department as the Densha Otoko played by Ito Atsushi. Shiraishi has always played sweet and innocent roles so far thus this role would be a breakthrough in her career. (May 31 2005, Dorama World)
- Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) will be singing the theme song of Densha Otoko's drama. The theme song, Twilight was released in their 1981 album, Time. To mark the launch of the drama, ELO will also be releasing their best hits album whereby only the Japanese version will include this song. (June 11 2005, Dorama World)
- Yamada Takayuki will be appearing in the drama version of Densha Otoko where he plays a handsome salaryman who helps the Densha Otoko (Ito Atsushi) and Hermes Ito Misaki on the train when Hermes is harrassed by a drunken man. At the same time, the image of Takeda Shinji who is acting as Densha Otoko in the stage version has been revealed. However, to date, the female lead for Hermes has not been announced. The stage play will be shown from Aug onwards. (June 15 2005, Dorama World)
- Rock trio, Sambo Master will be singing the ending theme song of Densha Otoko. They will also be appearing in the ending credits of the drama together with the male lead, Ito Atsushi and 200 fans. On the other hand, the movie theme, Love Parade by ORANGE RANGE has sold 600,000 copies to date and Sambo Master hopes to make this single a million seller like the movie theme which is on the way to hit the million mark. (June 22 2005, Dorama World)
- The press conference of Densha Otoko was held on 27 June where Ito Misaki and Ito Atsushi appeared. The story is slightly different from the novel and movie as it will be told from the viewpoint of Hermes (Itoh Misaki). (June 28 2005, Dorama World)
- The promotional poster of Densha Otoko has been pasted on trains along the Marunouchi Line and Ginza Line from 3 July onwards. The poster with Hermes' photo (Ito Misaki) will be on trains running the Marunouchi Line while the poster with Densha Otoko's photo Ito Atsushi will be on the Ginza Line. The intersection point between both lines will be the Akasakami station where passengers can expect to see the "meeting" between the two characters. As there is only one train out of 58 along the Marunouchi Line having the poster and 1 out of 37 on the Ginza Line having the same, the chance of seeing both trains at the same station will only be once a week. (Jul 5 2005, Dorama World)
- The first episode of Densha Otoko achieved a rating of 18.3%, making it the second highest rating for a summer drama so far behind No.1 Slow Dance's 22.5%. In the same time slot was TBS drama, Nyokei Kazoku starring Yonekura Ryoko which got a close result of 18.1%. (Jul 10 2005, Dorama World)
- FujiTV's weather announcer Kaito Aiko will be making her acting debut in Densha Otoko as a sick lady who offers advice and support to the Densha Otoko via the Net. She will appear in the 4th and 5th episode. Kaitou is currently a 4th year student in Waseda University and working as the weather caster for FujiTV's morning programme, Mezamashi Terebi. (Jul 28 2005, Dorama World)
Other Resources
- Discussion @ D-Addicts.com
- Discussion @ JDorama.com
- Discussion @ 4chan.org
- Discussion @ 4-ch.net
- Official site
- Movie Official Site
- JDorama.com
- Dorama.info
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