Shinkansen daibakuha (1975)

Director:

Junya Sato

Writers:

Ryunosuke Ono (screenplay) &
Junya Sato (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

5 July 1975 (Japan)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.

Plot Keywords:

Train | Bomb | Police | Runaway Train | Railway

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ken Takakura	...	Tetsuo Okita
Sonny Chiba	...	Aoki (as Shin-ichi Chiba)
Kei Yamamoto	...	Masaru Koga
Eiji Go	...	Shinji Fujio
Akira Oda	...	Hiroshi Ôshiro
Raita Ryû	...	Kikuchi
Masayo Utsunomiya	...	Yasuko
Yumiko Fujita	...	Akiyama
Yumi Takigawa	...	SAS Staff
Etsuko Shihomi	...	Telephone Operator
Fumio Watanabe	...	Miyashita
Toyoto Fukuda	...	Tashiro
Hiroko Fuji	...	Female Teacher
Junko Matsudaira	...	Cashier
Koreharu Hisatomi	...	Hirota

Also Known As:

Bullet Train
Super-Express 109 (Europe: English title)
The Bullet Train

Runtime:

152 min | Sweden:100 min | USA:115 min (DVD version) | USA:115 min (edited/dubbed)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Norway:16 (1976) | Sweden:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:PG (re-rating) (1987) | UK:A (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Airport, Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan

Company:

Toei Company

Movie Connections:

Remade as Speed (1994/I)

Nice movie, but hard to find the video

I had seen this movie way long back in India when I was a Kid and enjoyed it. Now, I live and work in the USA. I would like to purchase this movie either in dvd, vcd or vhs format, but to my luck I am not able to find it's availability. If any one can help me on this I would really appreciate your efforts.

Suresh