---
title: 'The Bullet Train (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Junya Satō'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bullet-train-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080479/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bullet Train (1975)

1975 · 115 min · Action · Japan

Original title: 新幹線大爆破

## Synopsis

The Bullet Train  is a 1975 Japanese action thriller film directed by Junya Sato and starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, and Ken Utsui. When a Shinkansen 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Junya Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/junya-sato)
- **Screenplay:** [Junya Satō](https://cinepixo.com/people/junya-sato)

## Cast

- [Etsuko Shihomi](https://cinepixo.com/people/etsuko-shihomi)
- [Yumi Takigawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yumi-takigawa)
- [Ken Utsui](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-utsui)
- [Kei Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-yamamoto)
- [Yumiko Fujita](https://cinepixo.com/people/yumiko-fujita)
- [Tetsurō Tamba](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuro-tamba)
- [Kin'ya Kitaōji](https://cinepixo.com/people/kin-ya-kitaoji)
- [Saburō Date](https://cinepixo.com/people/saburo-date)
- [Mizuho Suzuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mizuho-suzuki)
- [Eiji Gō](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiji-go)
- [Takashi Shimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-shimura)
- [Sonny Chiba](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-chiba)
- [Ken Takakura](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-takakura)
- [Fumio Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumio-watanabe)
- [Kunie Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kunie-tanaka)

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Official site: https://www.toei-video.co.jp/catalog/bstd02090/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bullet-train-1975
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