Bullet Train Explosion
Seen it?2025 | 137 min | Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Fargo or Frenzy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When panic erupts on a Tokyo-bound bullet train that will explode if it slows below 100 kph, authorities race against time to save everyone on board.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 63 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 91K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shinji Higuchi
- Tsuyoshi KusanagiKazuya Takaichi
- Machiko OnoYuko Kagami
- Jun KanameMitsuru Todoroki
- NonChika Matsumoto
- Kanata HosodaKeiji Fujii
- Daisuke KurodaKodai Hayashi
- Satoru MatsuoMasayoshi Goto
- Suzuka OhgoIchikawa
- Hana ToyoshimaYuzuki Onodera
- Takumi SaitohYuichi Kasagi