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Release Year1975
Runtime2h 01m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama, Thriller
Votes18
DirectorYasuzō Masumura
WritersYoshio Shirasaka, Yasuzō Masumura
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMain Line to Terror
About Main Line to Terror
Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, destroy a unit of the operation. He warns the Japan National Railway, that, if nothing is done to reduce the noise, he will derail a bullet train. Takigawa is the police detective sent to stop him.
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, Main Line to Terror leans on a strong ensemble — Masaomi Kondo, Jirō Tamiya, Keiko Takahashi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1975.
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