6.9
“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 (1975)
July 5, 19752h 32mJA
6.8
66 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Junya SatōWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Stream
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Toei Company
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giant13
8.0In the early 70s, disaster movies started gaining popularity with the likes of <i>Airport</i> (1970), The <i>Poseidon Adventure</i> (1972), <i>The Towering Inferno </i>(1974), and <i>Earthquake</i> (1974). These movies killed it at the domestic and international box offices. Toei, one of the Big Four Japanese film studios at the time, noticed and wanted to take advantage of the trend. Japan’s famous bullet train system’s first two rail lines, Tokaido and San'yō, were opened in 1964 and 1972, respectively. The mode of travel was, to that point, synonymous with Nippon, so the Toei execs wanted t…
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