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    Unique ID Code: 0000222004
    Added by: Jitendar Canth
    Added on: 26/4/2023 12:56
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    The Bullet Train

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    a.k.a. Shinkansen daibakuha
    Certificate: PG
    Running Time: 152 mins
    Retail Price: £22.99
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    Content Type: Movie

    Synopsis:
    Ken Takakura stars as a mad bomber who plants a device on a high-speed Japanese train, programmed to detonate if the train’s speed drops below 80 kilometres per hour. The trains conductor (Sonny Chiba) must keep the train moving whilst the police track the madman down.

    Most well-known for inspiring the 1994 Hollywood blockbuster Speed, The Bullet Train is a remarkably tense thriller from director Junya Satō, and Eureka Classics is proud to present it in this definitive edition for its UK debut on Blu-ray.

    Special Features:
    Limited Edition slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella [2000 copies]
    Bullet Train (Export Version 114:53)
    Brand new audio commentary by Jasper Sharp and Tom Mes
    Brand new interview with author / critic Kim Newman
    Brand new interview with Tony Rayns
    Off the Rails: Junya Sato’s biographers on the making of The Bullet Train – Brand new interview with film writer Tatsuya Masuto and film critic Masaaki Nomura
    "Big Movie, Big Panic: Junya Sato on The Bullet Train" archival featurette
    Trailers
    A limited edition collectors booklet featuring a new essay by film writer Barry Forshaw [2000 copies]

    Video Tracks:
    2.40:1 widescreen 1080p

    Audio Tracks:
    PCM 2.0 Mono Japanese
    PCM 2.0 Mono English Export Version only)

    Subtitle Tracks:
    English

    Directed By:
    Jun'ya Satô

    Written By:



    Starring:
    Ken Takakura
    Shin'ichi Chiba
    Kei Yamamoto
    Eiji Gô
    Akira Oda
    Raita Ryû
    Masayo Utsunomiya

    Music From:
    Hachirô Aoyama

    Director of Photography:
    Masahiko Iimura
    Masao Shimizu
    Yoshikazu Yamazawa

    Editor:
    Osamu Tanaka

    Production Designer:
    Shûichirô Nakamura

    Producer:
    Kanji Amao
    Sunao Sakagami

    Distributor:
    Eureka Entertainment

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