At the film’s emotional core is Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Kazuya Takaichi, a veteran Shinkansen official whose quiet dedication anchors the entire narrative. There’s no bravado in his portrayal—just ...

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, formerly a member of boys’ band Smap who portrayed a transgender woman in Eiji Uchida’s Midnight Swan, is convincing as a dedicated Shinkansen worker. “I always have fun working ...

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.

The cast of Bullet Train Explosion includes Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kanata Hosoda, Non, and Takumi Saitoh, among others. Kazuya Takaichi is the conductor of the Tokyo-bound Hayabusa No. 60 bullet train.

Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka will step down as director of Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) by the end of March to “focus on my own research.” The ...