Train Man : Densha Otoko
by Shosuke Murakami
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Actor: Miki Nakatani, Takayuki YamadaDirector: Shosuke Murakami
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Japanese (Original Language); Japanese (Published)
Format: Anamorphic, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: VIZ Pictures, Inc.
DVD Reviews of Train Man : Densha Otoko
DVD Review: Absolutely delightful!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is one of those movies you don't know if you will like or not when you pick it up? But give it a chance--it grows on you fast! It also helps if you are a hopeless romantic [like I am]. No sex but hey it doesn't need to be shown as you know that's where this romance is leading. And the young woman is so feminine, most guys would fall for her. She even wears a pretty dress! When is the last time you saw anything but jeans if you live in USA? So then, why are people surprised that USA men are going for foreign women? I always found them more likeable anyhow!DVD Review: Like The Movie, But LOVE The TV Series
Summary: 3 Stars
This film is OK, but the TV series is a howlingly funny...and touching adventure. With regard to the TV series stuff you see for sale here and everywhere else, please be advised that ALL copies of the TV series are, either bootlegs or fansubs, as the series was never marketed for the US, hence has no subs. Be advised.DVD Review: An Innocent Love Story
Summary: 3 Stars
I can see how this story would be a good book and catch on in Japan - an otaku (geek) is completely socially incompetent, has no experience with the opposite sex, yet falls for an innocent-looking business woman after rescuing her from a drunkard on the train one day. With no one else to seek advice from, he turns to an online community in a chatroom to guide him through each step - from changing his look to what to say on the phone to which restaurant to dine in. Surprisingly, she eventually falls for him too. Just when he thought that they were not a good match, he impresses her with his knowledge of computers to win her over. The final scene is them expressing their love to each other in the middle of Akihabara, his new look has come undone in the rain, his glasses reappear and his geekiness is back in full force. But she sees past all of that and still wants to be with him. Forever. It makes a good story, but in the end, these two have nothing in common and I doubt that a real world relationship between the two would really go well. But for a short movie, it makes for a good story.DVD Review: Made Me Yell At The Screen--In A Good Way
Summary: 4 Stars
Okay, this is not the most original idea--a nerd going after a girl--but this movie has several things going for it. First off, the girl is not some uber-hot celebrity; she is a normal woman who works a normal job. Second, rather than having him confront an external enemy, such as a jerk boyfriend, the struggle is completely internal; his battle is against his own lack of confidence, which makes for much greater drama. I identified with him quite a bit, so much so I found myself yelling at the screen--something I don't do too much--when I saw him battling against his fear. This is quite a ittle gem of a movie, so much so that I recommended it to some friends, who liked just as much as I did. Getting this is money well-spent.DVD Review: Just a OK movie
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this movie would be a great movie to watch, but it wasn't that good at all.
Description of Train Man : Densha Otoko
Computer engineer Otaku (the Japanese term for "geek") is an average young man, dressed in unstylish clothes and dorky glasses. But as luck would have it, he encounters a pretty young woman on a commuter train and saves her from a lecherous molester, falling in love with her at first sight. A few days later he receives a thank-you message from the woman along with a set of Hermes teacups. Having never had a girlfriend or received a gift from a girl in his life, Otaku seeks out his pals on his BBS website for advice using his codename Train_Man (Densha Otoko): "How should I ask her out?" Deeply interested in Train Man's first love, his BBS pals eagerly supply him with advice. Encouraged by their support, Train_Man undergoes a total makeover for his first-ever date with "Hermess". Little does he know that he is about to ignite an Internet phenomenon...A supposedly true combination of a romance and a Pygmalion story, Densha Otoko began as an on-line tale that captivated audiences in Japan: there's a novel, a TV show, and a manga series, in addition to this feature. The title character is a textbook otaku, an anime and video game nerd who divides his time between the electronics stores in Tokyo's Akihabara district and the computer in his cluttered room. One day on a commuter train, he prevents an obnoxious drunk from bothering a pretty girl. She sends him a set of Herm?s teacups as a thank-you and a tentative romance begins. Train Man has no idea how to behave with a girl, so an on-line posse tells him how to dress and what to say. Ultimately, his example inspires them to go out into the world. Director Masanori Murakami effectively uses a split screen to create the on-line community. Takayuki Yamada makes a wonderfully maladroit Train Man: when he calls Herm?s for the first time, he holds the phone as if he were about to commit seppuku. Miki Nakatami infuses Herm?s with a winning mixture of gentleness and independence. This touching romance will delight Gen-Y and -Z members, whose lives are bound to the Internet. (Unrated, suitable for ages 13 and older: minor violence, alcohol and tobacco use)--Charles Solomon
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