Directed by veteran filmmaker Shinji Higuchi and starring singer-actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Bullet Train Explosion is the latest lively, highly-charged tentpole title on Netflix‘s Japanese slate.

Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train drama that reached No. 2 in the streamer's global non-English films list. By Abid Rahman, Patrick Brzeski Shinji Higuchi’s ...

The biggest stretch in Shinji Higuchi’s follow-up to the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train” is that a bureaucracy comes together effectively to try and alleviate a disaster. Following an ...

That said, the technical finesse is undeniable. Higuchi’s direction is sharp, and his team's research brings realism to even the most implausible elements. Scenes involving the swift ...

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Whereas a section felt that every minute of the movie was worth watching. One user said, “#BulletTrainExplosion coming from Shin Godzilla/Ultraman director Shinji Higuchi, this disaster movie ...

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