‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Teaser – ‘Shin Godzilla’ Director Goes Off the Rails with Netflix’s ‘Speed’-Style Thriller

From Shin Godzilla director Shinji Higuchi, Bullet Train Explosion crashes onto Netflix on April 23.

Go off the rails with the explosive teaser trailer below.

The film is a modern remake of the 1975 Japanese action thriller The Bullet Train, which inspired the ’90s hit Speed.

A tense phone call comes into the Shinkansen General Operation Control Center. The caller claims that a bomb has been planted on the Hayabusa No. 60 bound for Tokyo, and it will explode as soon as the speed of the Shinkansen train drops below 100 km/h.

The caller demands 100 billion yen to disarm the bomb. A battle unfolds as the crew, passengers, and railroad workers strive to prevent the explosion within the limited timeframe. Will they be able to avert disaster?

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi leads an ensemble that includes Kanata Hosoda, Non, Jun Kaname, Machiko Ono, Hana Toyoshima, Daisuke Kuroda, Satoshi Matsuo, Suzuka Ohgo, Matsuya Onoe, Naomasa Musaka, Pierre Taki, Bando Yajuro, and Takumi Saitoh.

Shin Godzilla assistant director Kazuhiro Nakagawa and Norichika Oba penned the script.

With special cooperation from the East Japan Railway Company, the production used actual bullet trains and railway facilities to achieve realistic visuals.

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