In that regard, “Bullet Train Explosion” meets a believability threshold that feels virtually unparalleled. Like his previous film “Shin Godzilla,” director Shinji Higuchi’s follow-up to ...

The highspeed bullet train takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” premiering on Netflix Wednesday. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.

Netflix reboots the 1975 classic 'Bullet Train' with unprecedented access to Japan's bullet trains, and a star-studded cast led by Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. Plus Icon Film Plus Icon TV ...

Following an opening credits sequence that plays like a sizzle reel for the film, “Bullet Train Explosion” begins in a station where the Hayabusa No. 60 train is bound for Tokyo.

Higuchi says that he has wanted to make Bullet Train Explosion for nearly 20 years. Besides Kusanagi, the film also stars Kanata Hosoda, Non, Jun Kaname and Machiko Ono.

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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 ...

Shinji Higuchi’s action thriller Bullet Train Explosion debuted on Netflix on April 23 with something of a bang, with the movie enthusiastically embraced by viewers and climbing as high as No. 2 ...

Higuchi, the director of the 2016 “Shin Godzilla” (or “New Godzilla,") has reimagined the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train," which has the same premise: A bomb will go off if the train ...

Netflix's 'Bullet Train Explosion', by Japanese filmmaker Shinji Higuchi and starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, ... The film is a reboot of the original 1975 movie The Bullet Train, ...

Shinji Higuchi, director of the Netflix film “Bullet Train Explosion,” poses next to the film’s poster at Netflix offices in Tokyo on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Credit: AP/Yuri Kageyama.