Bullet Train Explosion (2025)

Grade: Aa

Format: Film

Genre: Action;Thriller

Studio: Episcope

Source: original

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A bomb is planted on a Tokyo-bound Shinkansen rigged to detonate if speed drops below 100 km/h, trapping crew and passengers in a high-stakes race against time; the tone is tense, old-school blockbuster with earnest sincerity. The story becomes a test of collective duty vs. individual survival, culminating in a twist where the bomber's motive ties directly to the cover-up of the original 1975 Hikari 109 incident, weaving generational trauma into the disaster framework. A legacy sequel/reboot of the 1975 classic The Bullet Train (which predated Speed by 19 years), directed by Shinji Higuchi (Sh

Cast

  • Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
  • Kanata Hosoda
  • Non
  • Jun Kaname
  • Machiko Ono

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