The Bullet Train
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“They said it couldn't happen... But for 1500 passengers Bullet Train 109 became a nightmare journey that just couldn't be stopped!”
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.
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2 films
Cast
114 people
Ken Takakura
Tetsuo Okita
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Kei Yamamoto
Masaru Koga
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Eiji Gō
Shinji Fujio
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Masayo Utsunomiya
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Ken Utsui
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Yumiko Fujita
Akiyama
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Yumi Takigawa
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Etsuko Shihomi
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Junya Satō Director · Ryūnosuke Ono Screenplay Arei Katô Story
United States release January 1, 1976 · Produced in Japan · Original title 新幹線大爆破
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
新幹線大爆破
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 5, 1975
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1976
Theatrical
Brazil
October 18, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival (4K Restoration)
Germany
June 25, 1976 · Theatrical · West Germany
Thailand
September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 12, 1977 · Theatrical
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