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69% Critic Match
The Bullet Train
“They said it couldn't happen... But for 1500 passengers Bullet Train 109 became a nightmare journey that just couldn't be stopped!”
6.9 / 10• 1975• 2h 32m•NR• Japanese
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Storyline
A Japanese bullet train is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if the train slows below 80 km/h, unless a ransom is paid. Police race to find the bombers so the train crew can learn how to defuse the bomb.
Cast & Crew
Ken Takakura
Tetsuo Okita
Lead
Sonny Chiba
Aoki
Kei Yamamoto
Masaru Koga
Eiji Gō
Shinji Fujio
Akira Oda
Hiroshi Ôshiro
Raita Ryu
Kikuchi
Masayo Utsunomiya
Yasuko
Ken Utsui
Kuramochi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Junya Satō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bullet Train is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
