Train Brain Express

Train Brain Express

2012 · 117 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Real estate company employee Komachi and steelworks heir Kodama are both train aficionados. Their hobby proves useful for their burgeoning careers, but their romantic fortunes do not go as smoothly. Will the awkward Kodama and the indecisive Komachi find the loves of their lives?

Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita · Written by Yoshimitsu Morita

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