| The Bullet Train | |
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| Directed by | Junya Satō |
| Written by | Ari Katō |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Masahiko Iimura |
| Edited by | Osamu Tanaka |
| Music by | Hachirō Aoyama |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
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Running time | 152 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥530 million[2] |
The Bullet Train (新幹線大爆破, Shinkansen Daibakuha, lit. "Shinkansen Big Explosion") (also known as Super Express 109) is a 1975 Japanese action thriller film[3] directed by Junya Satō and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui.[4][failed verification] When a Shinkansen ("bullet train") is threatened with a bomb that will explode automatically if it slows below 80 km/h unless a ransom is paid, police race to find the bombers and to learn how to defuse the bomb.
- ^ "The Bullet Train". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ "新幹線大爆破". Pia Cinema. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "The Bullet Train (1975) – Junya Sato". AllMovie.
- ^ 新幹線大爆破 [Shinkansen Daibakuha]. Toei DVD catalogue (in Japanese). Toei Video Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2 November 2010.