Train Man

電車男

“A True Love Story”

The purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku (Japanese geek) who intervened when a drunk man was harassing a woman on a train. The otaku ultimately started dating with her and chronicled his event and his dates with the woman (who became known as "Hermès") on the Japanese mega-BBS 2channel.

Director

村上正典

Screenplay

Hitori Nakano

Screenplay

金子ありさ

Status

Released

Release date

04/06/2005

Original language

Japanese