The Bullet Train | Bu-ray (Eureka)
On April 24, 2023, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Junya Sato’s The Bullet Train, the 1975 actioner starring Ken Takakura (Golgo 13) and Sonny Chiba (Fighting Fist) that inspired the 1994 Hollywood blockbuster Speed.
Official details:
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 Sato, and Eureka Classics is proud to present it in this definitive edition for its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Features:
- Limited Edition slipcase featuring new artwork by Tony Stella [2000 copies]
- 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration of the original film elements
- Original Japanese theatrical version and alternate dubbed International version included Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by Jasper Sharp and Tom Mes
- Brand new interview with author/critic Kim Newman
- Brand new interview with Tony Rayns
- “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]
This title is available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
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