Train Man (Densha Otoko), Shosuke Murakami (director)
A hapless internet geek stands up to a group of thugs harassing a woman on the subway and is made over into a suave suitor – and unlikely folk hero – in this phenomenally popular tale, based on a true-life incident.
2005, 35mm, 101 min.
[Print and rights from Viz Pictures.]
Official Website: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cjs/events/film.html
Added by bfields on August 28, 2006