The Bullet Train (新幹線大爆破) 49 years old

They said it couldn't happen... But for 1500 passengers Bullet Train 109 became a nightmare journey that just couldn't be stopped!

The Bullet Train

One of the Japanese Shinkansen, “Bullet Trains,” 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.

Credits

The Bullet Train Cast

Name Character
Hiroko Fuji She was 24, now 74 years old
Ken Takakura He was 44, 83 years old when he died as Tetsuo Okita
Takashi Shimura He was 70, 76 years old when he died
Kunie Tanaka He was 42, now 92 years old
Yumi Takigawa She was 24, now 73 years old as SAS Staff
Eiji Gō He was 38, 55 years old when he died as Shinji Fujio
Sonny Chiba He was 36, now 85 years old as Aoki
Etsuko Shihomi She was 19, now 69 years old as Telephone Operator
Tetsurō Tamba He was 52, 84 years old when he died as Sunaga
Yumiko Fujita She was 29, now 79 years old as Akiyama
Fumio Watanabe He was 45, 74 years old when he died
Kei Yamamoto He was 35, now 84 years old as Masaru Koga
Akira Oda He was 24, now 74 years old as Hiroshi Ôshiro

The Bullet Train Crew

Name Department
Jun'ya Satô as Director. He was 42 (86) years old when He died Directing
Jun'ya Satô as Screenplay. He was 42 (86) years old when He died Writing
Kanji Amao as Producer. Production
Osamu Tanaka as Editor. Editing
Shuichiro Nakamura as Production Design. Art
Hachiro Aoyama as Original Music Composer. Sound
The Bullet Train poster
The Bullet Train (49 years)

They said it couldn't happen... But for 1500 passengers Bullet Train 109 became a nightmare journey that just couldn't be stopped!

  • Release day: Saturday, July 05, 1975
  • Runtime: 152 minutes