Bullet Train Explosion (2025)Shinji HiguchiAction / Thriller

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Bullet Train Explosion

2.5/5

Loses steam long before it reaches its final stop.

Netflix’s Bullet Train Explosion starts strong with high-speed tension, but loses steam long before it reaches its final stop.

Jump to review Review by Saulo Ferreira • Apr 18, 2025 • 1 min read

Directed byShinji Higuchi

Release dateApr 23, 2025

Runtime2h 17m

GenreAction / Thriller

Where to watchNetflix

Loses steam long before it reaches its final stop.

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Where to watch: Netflix
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Film details

Original title: 新幹線大爆破
Director: Shinji Higuchi
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Cast: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname, Non, Kanata Hosoda, Daisuke Kuroda, Satoru Matsuo, Suzuka Ohgo
Rated: PG-13

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Screenwriter: Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Norichika Oba
Composer: Taisei Iwasaki
Cinematography: Keizo Suzuki, Yusuke Ichitubo
Editor: Kaori Umewaki, Atsuki Sato
Country
Language: Japanese
Distributor (CA): Netflix

At a glance

2.5/5

“UNEVEN”

#179 of 256 in 2025 Movies RankedSee the ranking →

Original title: 新幹線大爆破
Director: Shinji Higuchi
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Where to watch: Netflix
Where to watch: Netflix
Cast: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname, Non, Kanata Hosoda, Daisuke Kuroda, Satoru Matsuo, Suzuka Ohgo
Rated: PG-13

IMDb TMDB

Screenwriter: Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Norichika Oba
Composer: Taisei Iwasaki
Cinematography: Keizo Suzuki, Yusuke Ichitubo
Editor: Kaori Umewaki, Atsuki Sato
Country
Language: Japanese
Distributor (CA): Netflix

Trailer