Bullet Train Explosion

Bullet Train Explosion
Bullet Train Explosion
Directed by	Shinji Higuchi
Screenplay by	Kazuhiro Nakagawa; Norichika Ōba;
Based on	The Bullet Train by Ari Kato, Ryunosuke Ono, and Junya Sato
Produced by	Kota Ishizuka
Starring	Tsuyoshi Kusanagi; Kanata Hosoda; Non; Takumi Saitoh; Machiko Ono; Jun Kaname; Hana Toyoshima;
Cinematography	Yusuke Ichitsubo; Keizō Suzuki;
Edited by	Kaori Umewaki; Atsuki Sato;
Music by	Taku Iwasaki
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	23 April 2025;
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Bullet Train Explosion (Japanese: 新幹線大爆破, Hepburn: Shinkansen Daibakuha, lit. 'The Shinkansen's Big Explosion') is an upcoming Japanese action thriller film directed by Shinji Higuchi and starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kanata Hosoda, Non, Takumi Saitoh, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname and Hana Toyoshima. A remake of the 1975 film The Bullet Train, the film is set to premiere on Netflix on 23 April 2025.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Premise

When the Hayabusa 60 shinkansen bound for Tokyo is threatened with a bomb that will instantly detonate if it slows below 100 km/h and the bomber demands a ransom of ¥100 billion for the lives of everyone aboard, the train's crew, as well as government authorities, must race against time to find the bomber and defuse the bomb while keeping the train and its passengers safe.^[6]

Cast

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Kazuya Takaichi
Kanata Hosoda as Keiji Fujii
Non as Chika Matsumoto
Takumi Saitoh as Yuichi Kasagi
Machiko Ono as Yuko Kagami
Jun Kaname as Mitsuru Todoroki
Hana Toyoshima as Yuzuki Onodera
Daisuke Kuroda
Satoru Matsuo
Suzuka Ohgo
Onoe Matsuya II
Naomasa Musaka
Pierre Taki
Bandō Yajūrō

Production

Unlike the original film, production for Bullet Train Explosion received support from the East Japan Railway Company, which provided actual shinkansen units and railway facilities for filming.^[6]