Bullet Train Explosion made all its way to the OTT release on Netflix on April 23, 2025. The Japanese action thriller starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kanata Hosoda, Non, Takumi Saitoh, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname and Hana Toyoshima, is directed by Shinji Higuchi. The shooting of the film took place entirely in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo, being a central location in the film, Shinji’s film centres around the journey on Hayabusa, the fastest bullet train in Japan.
Since the beginning with Lumiere Brothers’ The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station, trains have been an integral part of cinema. Being a prominent subject in films, trains have evolved significantly from steam locomotives to fastest moving trains, the bullet trains. Shinji’s Bullet Train Explosion is a sequel of the 1975 film, The Bullet Train.
Shinji Higuchi’s portrayal of trains in Bullet Train Explosion
