The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on Netflix Wednesday.

Explosive remake of classic 1975 disaster film on Japanese bullet train premieres on Netflix Film maintains original's premise but showcases real trains and survivor-centric approach Signals Japan's reach beyond anime market,

This week on It’s All Right There In The Title Theater is Bullet Train Explosion (now on Netflix), which seems poised to get a lot of international eyeballs on a rechewed premise. It’s a Japanese remake of the well-regarded 1975 Japanese thriller Bullet Train,