Tag: Jun’ya Satô

Disaster on the Tracks: Bullet Train (1975) + The Cassandra Crossing (1976)

Disaster on the Tracks: Bullet Train (1975) + The Cassandra Crossing (1976)

December 30, 2016 | By

When Train Travel Goes BAD: Jun’ya Satô’s Bullet Train / Shinkansen daibakuha (1975) from Twilight Time + George Cosmatos’ The Cassandra Crossing (1976) from Timeless / Shout.

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BR: Bullet Train / Shinkansen daibakuha (1975)

BR: Bullet Train / Shinkansen daibakuha (1975)

December 30, 2016 | By

Bullet Train stemmed from studio Toei’s desire to break into the international market with their own disaster film entry, and director Jun’ya Satôcame up with the concept of a train that had to keep running or risk a planted bomb exploding once the speed dropped below 80 km…

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