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.
Densha Otoko (電車男, Train Man?) is a Japanese television drama that aired on Fuji Television. It is based on the Densha Otoko story, which has also been portrayed in other media.
The drama's 11 episodes were aired on Fuji TV from July 7 to September 22, 2005 (with a special episode on October 6, 2005).[1] A two hour long TV special, Densha Otoko Deluxe, aired on September 23, 2006, featured a visit to Tahiti.[1] Pony Canyon released the series on a DVD box set on December 22, 2005.[2] It also aired in Taiwan's Videoland Japan from January 24, 2006 (with a special episode on December 28, 2006),[3][4] and in Hong Kong's TVB Jade from April 15, 2006 (with a special episode on January 27, 2007).