Yoshishige Miyake

"Hankyu Densha" follows the lives of various people who commute on Hankyu Railway's Imazu Line - connecting the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka in Hyogo prefecture. One of the commuters is Shoko (Miki Nakatani), an office worker in her 30s who lost her boyfriend to a younger colleague. There's also a college student (Erika Toda) who is so easily persuaded by her no good boyfriend.

Nobuyuki and Rika connect online over their shared love for a book. When they meet up in person, Nobuyuki discovers a secret that Rika has kept from him and which might put an end to their relationship before it gets a chance to start.

Matsushima Kenichiro is basically a straight guy because he hates dishonesty. He is an employee at a medium-sized building firm and works in design. However, he is inept when it comes to love. Kenichiro's destiny changes after he meets Kurita Narumi, an audacious, self-centered impish female. He becomes serious about leading her back to the right path which she finds interesting. While getting pushed around by Narumi, who is the exact opposite of him, Kenichiro learns about her way of ... (imdb)

Female researcher at Tier 2 Tokyo educational institution decides to write thesis that will gain her promotion to a full (?) professorship on a "black" company (Japanese term for a sweatshop). Coincidentally the CEO of an alleged black company enrolls as an older student to her business management course. (own summation)