Details
Title: 特急田中３号
Title (romaji): Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go
Also known as: Tanaka Express 3 / Limited Express Tanaka 3
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy, romance, friendship
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 08.8% (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2007-Apr-13 to 2007-Jun-22
Air time: Friday 22:00
Theme song: Yorokobi no Uta (Song of Joy) by KAT-TUN
Synopsis
After two years of preparation, Ichiro Tanaka finally enters a university disdained as a third-class one. Out of his ardent desire to become popular with girls, he by chance steps into the world of the railroad "otaku" (commonly called "tetsu"), getting deeply involved in the fascinating railroad world. This drama portrays Ichiro who, together with those lonely "tetsu" guys he meets there who "want to be popular so badly but are not," develops love and friendship and grows mature as a person. --TBS
Cast
Tanaka Koki as Tanaka Ichiro
Tsukamoto Takashi as Hanagata Kei
Akiyama Ryuji as Momoyama Seiji
Kuriyama Chiaki as Meguro Terumi
Kato Rosa as Shibuya Kotone
Hiraiwa Kami as Kojima Riko
Kaito Ken as Makita Joji
Okouchi Nanako as Kato Miharu
Sakamaki Keisuke (坂巻恵介) as Kimura
Minami Shuhei (南周平) as Sasaki
Kimura Ryo as Tanaka Jiro
Endo Kenichi as Tanaka Katsuji
Saito Keiko as Tanaka Shizue
Yoshiyuki Kazuko as Tanaka Haru
Hirooka Yuriko as Momoyama Saori
Omi Toshinori as Momoyama Makoto
Sudo Kentaro (須藤謙太朗) as Momoyama Seitaro
Toyooka Masumi as Izumi
Hashimoto Jun as Master
Takahashi Issei as Mishima Ken
Nozuki Takahiro (野月貴弘) as Tetsu A
Minamida Yusuke (南田裕介) as Tetsu B
Tomikawa Kazuto (富川一人) as Tetsu C
Guests
Takagi Maria (gokon, ep1)
Tachibana Ayano (gokon, ep1)
Yamaguchi Misa (山口美沙) (gokon, ep1)
Tomikawa Kazuhito (ep1)
Tanaka Subaru (田中彗) as Tanaka Ichiro as a child (ep1)
Tanaka Juri (田中樹) as Tanaka Jiro as a child (ep1)
Passion Yara as a worker (ep3-4)
Manami (愛実) as Miki (ep3,4,8,9)
Noguchi Seiko (野口聖古) as Hitomi (ep3,9)
Takahashi Hitomi as Meguro Keiko (ep3,9)
Shitara Osamu as Terumi's father (ep3,8)
Takahashi George (高橋ジョージ) as George (ep3,10)
Harada Fumiaki (原田文明) as Professor Yamakawa (ep4)
Ato Kai as Professor Fujii (ep5)
Kikuchi Kinya as Kodera (ep5)
Denden as Maegi (ep7)
Kinami Haruka as Yoshie (ep7)
Kobayashi Katsuya as Iwashiro (ep7)
Nakagawa Reiji (中川家礼二) as Shimaoka (ep8-10)
Kamenashi Kazuya as Shibahara Toru (ep9)
Yokomi Hirohiko (横見浩彦) as Tetsu (ep10)
Kimura Yuko (木村裕子) as Tetsuko (ep10)
Matsumoto Jun
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Hashimoto Hiroshi
Producer: Isoyama Aki
Director: Hirano Shunichi, Kaneko Fuminori, Tsuboi Toshio
Music: Nakanishi Kyo
Episode Titles
Ep 01: My Tracks Lead to You!
Ep 02: You're the Lousiest Guy in the Whole World!
Ep 03: A 1-on-1 Battle with Your Boyfriend in Your Hometown!?
Ep 04: A Guy who Makes Lies into Truth
Ep 05: How Long Does it Take to be Friends?
Ep 06: Kindness is His Only Redeeming Feature
Ep 07: The Love Train's Maiden Journey
Ep 08: I Wanna Be Your Man, But...
Ep 09: A Teary-Eyed First Kiss
Ep 10: There's No Tomorrow for Us
Ep 11: Our Train Heads for the Future
