Bullet Train (1975)
Shinkansen daibakuha (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 32min
- Action, Crime
- 01 Jan 1976 (USA)
- Movie
Criminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Ken Takakura | ... |
Tetsuo Okita
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| Shin'ichi Chiba | ... |
Aoki
(as Sonny Chiba)
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Kei Yamamoto | ... |
Masaru Koga
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| Eiji Gô | ... |
Shinji Fujio
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Akira Oda | ... |
Hiroshi Ôshiro
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| Raita Ryû | ... |
Kikuchi
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Masayo Utsunomiya | ... |
Yasuko
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Yumiko Fujita | ... |
Akiyama
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Yumi Takigawa | ... |
SAS Staff
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| Etsuko Shihomi | ... |
Telephone Operator
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| Fumio Watanabe | ... |
Miyashita
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Toyoto Fukuda | ... |
Tashiro
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Hiroko Fuji | ... |
Female Teacher
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Junko Matsudaira | ... |
Cashier
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Koreharu Hisatomi | ... |
Hirota
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Yoshirô Aoki | ... |
Senda
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Jirô Yabuki | ... |
Construction Vehicle Officer
(as Jirô Chiba)
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Kiyoto Harada | ... |
Miyake
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Akira Hamada | ... |
Nagata
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Keisuke Nakai | ... |
Tetsu-chan
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Kiyoshi Yamamoto | ... |
Takazawa
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Sen Yano | ... |
Minami
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Hiroshi Kondô | ... |
Matsubara
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Hiroshi Tanaka | ... |
Tsutsumi
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Hirohisa Nakata | ... |
Tokyo Working Office Clerk-in-charge
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| Yutaka Hayashi | ... |
Naka-yan
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Akio Yokoyama | ... |
Superintendent
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Yoshitarô Asawaka | ... |
Passenger B
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Shun Ueda | ... |
Shûichi Hirao
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Ken'ichi Matsuno | ... |
Komiya
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| Yoshifumi Tajima | ... |
Sasaki
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Miyako Tasaka | ... |
Kazuko Hirao
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Hanako Tokachi | ... |
Female Passenegr A
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Yumiko Katayama | ... |
Bar Woman
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Taeko Watanabe | ... |
Koga's Sister-in-law
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Rin Tsunami | ... |
Akanesô Okami
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Mitsuru Mori | ... |
Yôko
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Akiko Kazami | ... |
Yasuko's Mother
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Hajime Shôji | ... |
Passenger A
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Osamu Saka |
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Kakuya Saeki | ... |
Noguchi
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Seigô Fukuoka | ... |
Sugimura
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| Kôichi Iwaki | ... |
Akira Tôgô
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Nenji Kobayashi | ... |
Morimoto
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Gorô Kataoka | ... |
Sawara
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Rikinaga Nakano | ... |
Osaka Businessman
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Takashi Hio | ... |
Riot Policeman
(as Kôji Hio)
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| Saburô Date | ... |
Businessman's Man
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| Kôji Fujiyama | ... |
Hiro-oka
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Sô Takizawa | ... |
Kawamura
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Seiya Satô | ... |
Passenger C
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Shinji Nakahara | ... |
Kôan Ikka Chô
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Yûsuke Mori | ... |
Hata
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Kazuo Satô | ... |
Ono
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Hachirô Okamoto | ... |
Yama-chan
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Hajime Akutsu |
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| Susumu Kurobe | ... |
Gotô
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Genji Kawai | ... |
Detective Superintendent
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Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama | ... |
Iwagami
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Keiko Aikawa | ... |
Waitress
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Toshie Kokabu | ... |
Cleaning Woman
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Norio Yamashita | ... |
Shimizu
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Ryô Suga | ... |
Man
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Shôji Yamamoto |
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Isamu Matsuzawa |
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Midori Yamamoto | ... |
Female Customer
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Akira Kuji | ... |
Fireman
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Gôzô Sôma | ... |
Detective C
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Kôichi Yamada | ... |
Passenger E
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Osamu Kimura | ... |
Correspondent A
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Chikara Gonoue | ... |
Detective A
(as Riki Gonoue)
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Tadashi Takatsuki | ... |
Hamamatsu Station Staff
(as Chû Takatsuki)
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Haruki Jô | ... |
Cook B
(as Haruki Jo)
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Takeshige Hatanaka |
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Isamu Hamada |
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Teruo Shimizu | ... |
Substation Staff
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Tatsuya Kameyama | ... |
Policeman
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Sakae Yamaura | ... |
Cook A
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Shinzô Tanabe | ... |
Claustrophobic Man
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Takuji Aoki | ... |
Passenger D
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Jirô Sagawa |
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Fumiaki Nakajô | ... |
Passenger F
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Yasuto Sugawara | ... |
Ken-ichi
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Yukiteru Akiyama |
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Masayuki Kawaguchi |
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Hisako Oka |
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Keiko Itô |
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Ryôzô Mihara |
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Kengo Miyaji |
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Yoshitaka Nagaoka | ... |
Young Man
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Shôhachi Uchikoshi | ... |
Stationmaster Shimura
(as Hisakazu Uchikoshi)
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Shin'ichi Iwai |
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Yoshifumi Watanabe |
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Naoko Izumi |
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Fumio Niikura |
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Michiko Maeda |
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Yutaka Shino |
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Akemi Fujiki |
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Masataka Kikuchi |
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Kimitaka Ôizumi |
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Shigeru Yokoyama |
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Sanetoshi Takatori |
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Shizuyo Uno |
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Hideyuki Fujii |
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
JNR President
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| Akira Yamanouchi | ... |
Cabinet Chief Secretary
(as Akira Yamauchi)
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Tomo'o Nagai | ... |
Bullet Train Overseas HQ Chief
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| Mizuho Suzuki | ... |
Hanamura
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Ken Utsui | ... |
Kuramochi
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| Tetsurô Tanba | ... |
Sunaga
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Kin'ya Kitaôji |
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| Tamio Kawaji | ... |
Satô
(as Tamio Kawachi)
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| Kunie Tanaka | ... |
Koga's Brother
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Dennis Falt | ... |
Train passenger
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Directed by
| Jun'ya Satô | ||
Written by
| Ryûnosuke Ono | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jun'ya Satô | ... | (screenplay) |
| Sunao Sakagami | ... | (story) (as Arei Katô) |
Produced by
| Kanji Amao | ... | producer |
| Sunao Sakagami | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hachirô Aoyama | ||
Cinematography by
| Masahiko Iimura | ||
| Masao Shimizu | ||
| Yoshikazu Yamazawa | ||
Editing by
| Osamu Tanaka | ||
Production Design by
| Shûshi Nakamura | ... | (as Shuichiro Nakamura) |
Art Direction by
| Tadayuki Kuwana | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kazuhiro Yonezawa | ||
Makeup Department
| Takako Miyajima | ... | hair stylist |
| Kurazô Sumiyoshi | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Akihisa Okamoto | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Kenzo Inoue | ... | sound recordist (as Kenzô Inoue) |
Visual Effects by
| Anil Gupta | ... | digital compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mitsuo Katô | ... | still photographer |
| Yasunojô Kawasaki | ... | gaffer |
| Shigeru Umetani | ... | assistant gaffer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Shigeko Katsuhara | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Constantin Film (1976) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Fram Film (1976) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (1976) (France) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1976) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Imperial Filmes (1979) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- International Classics (1976) (United States) (theatrical)
- Mark Associates (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Minerva Film (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- National Film Development Corporation (1979) (India) (theatrical)
- Toei Company (1975) (Japan) (theatrical)
- BCI Eclipse I (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Carlotta Films (2022) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Carlotta Films (2022) (France) (DVD)
- Crash Cinema Media (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Discotek Media (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Elfra Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Eureka! (2023) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
- Manga Films (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- South Pacific Video (France) (VHS)
- Subkultur Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Subkultur Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Toei Video Company (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Toei Video Company (2015) (Japan) (DVD)
- Twilight Time (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Video Medien Pool (VMP) (West Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
One of the Japanese Shinkansen "Bullet Trains" 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 and to learn how to defuse the bomb. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Filmed Entirely on Location on the Bullet Train Route Between Tokyo and Hiroshima See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie is considered to be the film that inspired the Hollywood action movie Speed (1994). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Big Movie, Big Panic: Junya Sato on the Bullet Train (2016). See more » |