Filmmaker Shinji Higuchi reveals the inspirations behind the train drama that reached No. 2 in the streamer's global non-English films list.

Unfortunately, the franchise ended on a sour note with the release of Speed 2: Cruise Control, and a movie like Bullet Train Explosion is a much better follow-up to Speed. Bullet Train Explosion ...

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What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: Note: Not to be confused with 2022’s Brad Pitt snarkfest Bullet Train. Otherwise, looking past its Predecessors Of The Exact Same Concept, you’ve got your ...

and makes clear the movie bears little resemblance to real life. David Leitch, the director of “Bullet Train,” and its screenwriter, Zak Olkewicz, said they wanted to preserve some of the ...

For fans following all three movies, there are still surprising alliances and betrayals in the final entry. Last Bullet gets off to an exciting start with a pursuit of Areski on a motorcycle and a ...

Here’s how it works. While Bullet Train won’t mark King’s first foray into action movies, this will definitely be her biggest action platform yet, with her portrayal of a seemingly harmless ...

Bullet Train, due out in movie theaters on August 5, is based on the novel by Kōtarō Isaka. Characters played by Brad Pitt and Joey King were originally written as Japanese by Isaka. Brad Pitt ...

translating to Bullet Train in English. Leitch and Pitt have a history of working together in films. Leitch has worked as a stuntman with Pitt for five movies, including the 1999 masterpiece Fight ...

Bullet Train Explosion, also known as Shinkansen Daibakuha, is a Japanese action thriller movie directed by Shinji Higuchi. The movie premiered on Netflix on April 23, 2025, and is a legacy sequel ...

There’s certainly a sense of familiarity about Netflix’s upcoming thriller movie, “Bullet Train Explosion.” Set on a high-speed train snaking through Japan, it follows a group of ...