The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train (1975) — action, crime, drama film. Directed by Junya Satō. Starring Ken Takakura, Sonny Chiba, Kei Yamamoto, Eiji Gō. This page maps 7 characters and 9 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

The Bullet Train (1975) Poster

Interactive Features for The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 7 characters interconnect through 9 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A desperate extortion plot turns a high-speed train into a moving hostage crisis and ends with both public survival and personal ruin.

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · 6.9/10 · 152 min · 1975

Credits

Director

Junya Satō
Cast

as Tetsuo Okita

Ken Takakura
Cast

as Aoki

Sonny Chiba
Cast

as Masaru Koga

Kei Yamamoto
Cast

as Shinji Fujio

Eiji Gō
Cast

as Hiroshi Ôshiro

Akira Oda
Cast

as Kikuchi

Raita Ryu
Cast

as Yasuko

Masayo Utsunomiya
Cast

as Kuramochi

Ken Utsui
Cast

as Akiyama

Yumiko Fujita
Cast

as SAS Staff

Yumi Takigawa
Cast

as Telephone Operator

Etsuko Shihomi
Cast

as Miyashita

Fumio Watanabe

Universe & Franchise Timeline

Bullet Train Collection — Watch Order · Character Knowledge Graph

The Bullet Train is title 1 of 2 in the Bullet Train Collection release order. Next: Bullet Train Explosion (2025).

Videos

Alternative Japanese Trailer (Subtitled)
Original 1975 Japanese Trailer (Subtitled)
Eureka Classics Trailer
Police locate Koga, but fail to arrest him
The freight train is blown up
The near miss with 'Down' train 109

Images

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q1856233), public domain (CC0).