The high-speed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes centre stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film Bullet Train Explosion, which premiered on Netflix this week.

The biggest stretch in Shinji Higuchi’s follow-up to the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train” is that a bureaucracy comes together effectively to try and alleviate a disaster. Following an ...

Directed by veteran filmmaker Shinji Higuchi and starring singer-actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Bullet Train Explosion is the latest lively, highly-charged tentpole title on Netflix‘s Japanese slate.

Netflix Japan is making a bold statement with its upcoming release “Bullet Train Explosion,” a reboot of the 1975 classic “Bullet Train.” The film, which premieres April 23, marks a ...

Inspired by the kingfisher's beak, the bullet train's elongated nose design revolutionizes high-speed rail. This innovation mitigates sonic booms in tunnels by streamlining airflow, enhancing ...

The biggest difference between Netflix’s slick new thriller Bullet Train Explosion and the 1975 film The Bullet Train that it’s remaking isn’t the reliance on digital effects. It’s not ...

Bullet Train Explosion, also known as Shinkansen Daibakuha, is a Japanese action thriller movie directed by Shinji Higuchi. The movie premiered on Netflix on April 23, 2025, and is a legacy sequel ...

For the Japanese filmmaker Shinji Higuchi, an interest in trains on screen dates back to at least 1975, when he saw The Bullet Train as a fourth grader. Fifty years later, it remains one of his ...

Bullet Train Explosion is a Japanese remake of the 1975 film The Bullet Train. The alternative title for the film is Shinkansen Daibakuha and is directed by Shinji Higuchi. The film is an action ...