While it's easy to assume that Bullet Train Explosion is a continuation of the 2022 Brad Pitt action thriller Bullet Train, it's more related to the obscure 1975 Sonny Chiba film, The Bullet Train ...

The biggest difference between Netflix’s slick new thriller Bullet Train Explosion and the 1975 film The Bullet Train that it’s remaking isn’t the reliance on digital effects. It’s not ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Bullet Train Explosion’ on Netflix, a Tumescent Remake of Beloved Japanese Thriller ‘Bullet Train’ By John Serba Published April 23, 2025, 6:00 p.m. ET ...

Bullet Train Explosion’s direct inspiration. Netflix’s Bullet Train Explosion is a sequel to 1975’s The Bullet Train, which was directed by Junya Sato and stars Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba ...

Directed by Shinji Higuchi, “Bullet Train Explosion” is actually a remake of “The Bullet Train,” a 1975 Japanese thriller. Set aboard the Shinkansen Hayabusa No. 60, ...

‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Review: A Reality-Based Runaway Train Movie That Stays on the Rails The biggest stretch in Shinji Higuchi’s follow-up to the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train ...

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 ...

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

A sequel to Junya Sato’s 1975 classic The Bullet Train — a film that inspired Jan de Bont’s 1994 blockbuster Speed — Bullet Train Explosion updates the action to the present day and ...

The film is a reboot of the original 1975 movie The Bullet Train, which inspired the Hollywood blockbuster Speed — with the latter starring Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Sandra Bullock.