Netflix has released the first trailer for its upcoming action thriller Bullet Train Explosion, which comes from the director of of Shin Godzilla, Shinji Higuchi.
The film is a remake of the 1975 Japanese action thriller The Bullet Train, which is the movie that actually inspired Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock’s ’90s film Speed.
I the film, “A tense phone call comes into the Shinkansen General Operation Control Center. The caller claims that a bomb has been planted on the Hayabusa No. 60 bound for Tokyo, and it will explode as soon as the speed of the Shinkansen train drops below 100 km/h.
“The caller demands 100 billion yen to disarm the bomb. A battle unfolds as the crew, passengers, and railroad workers race against time to avert disaster.”
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi leads an ensemble that includes Kanata Hosoda, Non, Jun Kaname, Machiko Ono, Hana Toyoshima, Daisuke Kuroda, Satoshi Matsuo, Suzuka Ohgo, Matsuya Onoe, Naomasa Musaka, Pierre Taki, Bando Yajuro, and Takumi Saitoh.
Shin Godzilla assistant director Kazuhiro Nakagawa and Norichika Oba wrote the script, and the production used actual bullet trains and railway facilities when shooting the film to achieve its realistic visuals.
Bullet Train Explosion races onto Netflix on April 23.
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