That way!
You've lost Koga?
Fools.
Failed, again?
What are they doing?
Take my place.
Mr. Hanamura...
Yes?
You've messed up again.
We don't know that yet.
There's another man.
Voiceprint analysis revealed the man who called was around 40.
He's the real man.
That's not what I'm asking!
In six hours, our train has to reach Hakata.
Why don't you be more cautious?
If your priority is to save the passengers,
why didn't you do as the criminal said?
- Kuramochi! - Let me continue.
There are 1,500 people on that train.
Fear, misinformation...
They are pushed to the limit and may start to riot.
Kuramochi. That's enough.
They are investigating against the clock.
That leads to misunderstanding or failures.
I understand your feelings for the passengers.
But we don't have time for conflict.
We have no excuse for bungling twice.
But if we keep on, we'll get them.
I really believe that.
Mr. Kuramochi, right?
Can National Railway suggest how to save the passengers?
Suggest?
It's just the idea of an amateur.
For example...
Move all the passengers to the front coaches.
Then get rid of the rear part, let it stop.
If it explodes, the front part is safe.
If that doesn't work,
have another train catch up and take on all the people.
It's beautiful. If it was possible, we'd have done it already.
Is it a bad idea?
It's impossible.
The carriage couplers...
they can't be released from inside.
If they were abruptly disconnected,
it would disrupt other circuits.
And the ATC would force the train to stop.
A clever system. But how inconvenient when something goes wrong.
Stop the train for any small incident.
That's the basic idea of the safety of bullet trains.
The criminal knew where to hit.
He turned the train into a time bomb on wheels.
I want you to be aware of how serious the situation is.
These are terrible.
1/500 of a second, it's all blurred.
1/1000, too dark.
It's impossible with the train running on 120km/h...
Is there any other way?
We can't depend on the police, we must do...
I know!
All the Hiroshima TV stations will lend us their mobile generators.
Koga...
Koga!
What's happened?
Make sure I wasn't followed.
There's no one.
They must know my face.
Chased me suddenly and fired...
- Where did I make a mistake? - Be still. Don't tire yourself.
Leave my wounds. Arrange a plan to get the money.
Stay there.
- The first floor. - OK.
I'm not lying.
Koga doesn't come here.
We broke up six months ago.
But we saw him hanging around.
Oh, no. He's not going to hide out here again, is he?
Again?
What do you mean?
Three years go, those radical boys started fighting each other.
He came here, wounded.
I looked after him.
Don't mess up my things, will you?
Is he still doing the same thing?
No, it's something else.
It must be.
He was fed up with other radicals.
He didn't know who to believe.
I felt sorry for him,
so I looked after him for two and a half years.
Two and a half years.
Yes, two and a half years...
I gave him money, food, everything.
And do you know what he said?
He said I was taking his manhood.
So he walked out on me.
Isn't that horrible?
Listen, Koga...
Hiroshi's dead and you're wounded.
Have we lost?
Don't be a fool. Have you lost your nerve?
I'm not scared. I'm not afraid of anything any more.
Only...
What?
The way we planned it...
...it was to be a perfect crime, no bloodshed.
Now Hiroshi's dead and you're in this state.
Maybe it's time to give up.
Mr. Okita...
Would that make Hiroshi alive?
Make me stand on my feet?
I know it wouldn't help.
But if we struggle on...
...it'll only make us look ugly.
Would we look better if we don't struggle?
We are cheap, ugly creatures. That's what we are.
That's why we started all this.
You won't be sorry?
No.
Giving up now will make us uglier.
Who cares if Hiroshi's dead, I'm dead...
Even if you're dead?
Once we finish this project, we won't be ugly any more.
Alright, Koga.
Let's make the next move.
I'll be back in two hours, if things go as planned.
I'm off.
Headquarters, please! It's Tsutsumi.
I'm at Taiyo Industries.
They confirmed that the tachometer used for the bomb was their product.
It was made by a sub-contractor.
Okita Precision Instruments. They're in Shimura.
But they went out of business a year ago.
They sold everything, and the place is deserted now.
Line Six.
Line Six. Trace the call.
Put him through.
Hello? This is Headquarters.
Now I know you'll do anything to arrest us.
Shoot people...
Even risk the lives of the passengers.
Aren't you the murderers?
Shut up!
The deal is off. You never keep promises.
I don't want any money.
What happens to the Hikari is your responsibility.
Wait. We'll follow your instructions this time.
Where is the bomb?
The lives of many people are hanging on...
Hello? Hello?
Put him through, now.
Headquarters?
This is the last deal.
Listen carefully. I won't repeat it.
Stop all this tailing and arresting.
No short-wave transmitter attached to the trunk. Can you promise that?
I promise.
Alright.
Let one man carry the money trunk.
Take a black car with a police flag.
Take the circuit motorway from the Kanda interchange.
Go to the inner circuit.
You'll find a lorry parked with an 'in trouble' red flag.
Leave the money on the driver's seat and go away immediately.
The Kanda interchange and inner circuit?
Don't interrupt.
If you don't come in 10 minutes, the deal's off.
Once I receive the money,
and confirm you kept your promise,
I'll call about the bomb.
When will that be?
Hello? Hello?
I'll go.
We only have 10 minutes. Hurry!
I'm coming as well.
Calling all cars.
Report your present positions.
We've found the lorry as described.
The number is 1171.
Leave the money and get away.
That's it.
We've found the lorry. We'll watch from a roof nearby.
The suspect has left on a bike.
A bike? Can you see the number?
No.
- What color? - Orange.
- The make? - Can't tell.
Alright.
This is Headquarters. The suspect's on a motorbike.
Check all bikes.
We've found an abandoned motorbike.
A ladder leads down to the Gaien Sotobashi Road.
Don't touch anything. Find witnesses in the neighborhood.
Now we have nothing to do but wait for his call.
What if he doesn't call us and just disappears?
Don't say that!
Push. That's it.
Did you fail again?
We couldn't arrest him.
But we've delivered the money.
Do we know how to stop the bomb?
Not yet.
It's a matter of time.
Breathe in, and push.
Is she OK?
The baby is dead.
She's lost a lot of blood.
She's AB positive. Ask the passengers to donate blood.
The dead man's fingerprints?
Hiroshi Oshiro, age 19. Send us the facsimile at once.
Is that the bike man?
He had a traffic accident last year.
They've found the record. The fax is coming in.
Guarantor - Tetsuo Okita
- Okita Precision Instruments? - They made the tachometer.
The place is said to be deserted. But Mr. Hamamura...
We found Koga in Shimura.
He wasn't heading to the woman, but maybe to the factory.
Could be their hideout.
Send someone there now, and find Tetsuo Okita.
Car number eight, over.
This is Osada.
Possible hideout. Okita Precision Instruments in Shimura.
Roger. Going now.
Hello, is that Sun Plaza?
I've left something at your place.
Is there an envelope by the window to the right?
Yes, I've found it.
Good. That's very important.
A Shigeo Kaneda will come to collect it later.
Mr. Kaneda? Certainly.
It's me. It went well.
Mr. Okita...
How's your injury? Does it hurt?
I'm fine.
Get away without me.
Is there something wrong?
They know my face.
And I'm wounded. I can't go with you.
We're almost there.
Get away on your own. Achieving this is what's important.
Don't be a fool.
I'll be back in 30 minutes. By 16:35.
You mustn't.
Don't come back.
I'll get away by myself. You just go.
You're strong enough to shout.
See you at 16:35.
Line Six.
Line Six. Trace the call.
Put him through.
Headquarters.
It's me.
I've received the money.
You've kept your end of the deal.
Now I'll keep mine.
Where is the bomb?
I can't say over the phone.
It's complicated. A mistake could be disastrous.
I've drawn a diagram for you.
Go to the Sun Plaza café in Shinbashi.
OK. Sun Plaza in Shinbashi.
I'm going.
I'm coming as well. I want to go over it quickly.
Once we get the diagram...
He kept his promise to call us. I think we can trust him.
Command Centre.
- This is the Hikari 109. - What is it?
The baby was born dead.
What about the mother?
She's undergoing a blood transfusion with other passengers' help.
This is Takazawa. I've got good news for you.
The bomber kept his promise.
We're getting a diagram of the bomb.
It's a matter of less than an hour.
Be patient. Hang on.
It's a fire.
Never mind. Go.
- It's dangerous. - I'm police.
It's too dangerous! Come back!
Come back!
Destroyed by fire?
Look again. Even the ashes would help.
No, you mustn't.
Don't come back.
I'll get away by myself. You just go.
Hey, come here.
I'm out of business and my wife's gone, but I still have sake.
And this land.
Not any more. It's the bank's. They could throw me out at any time.
Mr. Okita, you don't like gambling, do you?
Not much. Why?
That's why you're poor.
You still believe in honest work and all that?
What about you?
I'm also an underdog.
I'm back!
This is Koga...
Hiroshi Oshiro.
Hiroshi feeds me now.
Stop it, old man. That's not funny.
Hiroshi, watch out!
- What's the matter? - An iron bar hit him.
This is for his treatment.
I'll earn it myself.
Don't worry. The construction firm gave it to me.
Are you hurt as well?
I had a fight.
They tried to bargain. Keep it.
Let's blow it up.
Blow up Daito Construction.
What is that?
The rotation of the wheel is shown on the meter.
When it reaches 80km/h, it frees the lock.
When it slows down to 80...
...it sets off the bomb.
What are you going to do with it?
Plant it on a bullet train.
Old man, it went well.
The cleaning company for the bullet trains hired me.
Good.
We passed the first gate.
Have you heard of the Harley 1200?
No, what is that?
The best motorcycle.
After this, I'll buy one and go round the world.
Koga...
What are you going to do?
I want to go to the country where the revolution was a success.
Will you join them?
No.
All I want is
to regain my trust in human beings.
How about you, Mr. Okita?
Well...
I think I want to go to Brazil.
I'll be back in 30 minutes. By 16,35.
Shit.
- Don't go in till I tell you. - Roger.
Don't come here. Get back.
Get back.
Get down!
It's too dangerous. Go away.
Get him!
You're surrounded.
He killed himself!
How was it?
Command Centre.
Hikari 109. Did you get the diagram?
What is it? It's not a hoax, is it?
Aoki. This is Kuramochi. Please listen.
There was a fire at the café where the bomber left the diagram.
It was destroyed.
What?
It's unbelievable.
It's true. We can't rely on the police any more.
We'll take the pictures again.
At the Nishikigawa Bridge in Iwakuni.
At exactly 1 km from the bridge...
Slow down to 85km/h.
- Mr. Kuramochi, I envy you. - Envy?
You just sit there in comfort and tell me what to do
while I have to sweat it out all by myself.
Aoki...
How I miss the old steam locomotive days!
I could manage on my own.
I know, Aoki.
You're not on the old locomotive. It's a bullet train.
This is a severe test of the new control system.
Don't get carried away by your emotions.
Okita is the prime suspect. Have you found out anything about him?
- Not yet. - Is he married?
His wife Yasuko divorced him July last year.
She lives with her mother and her son, who's seven.
Her maiden name is Tomita.
Present address: 5-35 Takaban, Meguro, Tokyo.
OK. Go back to Okita's factory.
Maybe there's a diagram of the bomb.
- I'll go see his ex-wife. - Yes, please.
- Sahara, come. - Yes.
Let's tell the public that Okita is the man.
We need any information we can get.
The police authority has decided to reveal
the name of the leader of the bomb gang - Tetsuo Okita, aged 40.
He's wanted nationally.
Yasuko!
Yes, Mother.
Come here. You must see this. Quick!
What is it?
On the TV... TV...
We'll switch to Mr. Kuramochi, who's in charge.
Here's his personal appeal to Okita, the prime suspect.
Tetsuo Okita...
Mr. Tetsuo Okita!
You've received the money. You've got what you wanted.
Please let us know how to deactivate the bomb.
The diagram you drew for us was destroyed by a fire.
Save the lives of the 1,500 passengers aboard that train.
A woman was in shock and gave birth. The baby was born dead.
The mother's in danger, too.
Please, Okita! Contact us as soon as possible.
What shall we do?
Nothing.
We have nothing to do with Okita.
We need your cooperation. Any information will help.
Welcome home.
Did you get the money?
Nobody will lend me money now.
Give me some water, Yasuko.
Get me water.
Where is the water, Yasuko?
Are you insane?
Let's die together. I can't go on any more.
Fool!
If someone has to die
it's me, not you.
Don't forget we have a son.
That five million yen. I had to beg my relatives for it.
That's what relatives are for.
Oh...
You don't understand anything, do you?
What?
So it was a loan you'd never have to pay back!
Nonsense!
Mother wanted me to divorce you.
She even offered to pay off the loan.
But I turned her down.
You don't care, do you?
I have to think of our son's future.
I must leave you.
Excuse me?
Are you Yasuko Tomita?
You know Tesuo Okita?
Yes.
I divorced him last July.
We're looking for him.
Any idea where he is?
No.
I haven't seen him since the divorce.
Was he unfaithful?
I don't know. I don't care.
Masaru Koga and Hiroshi Oshiro... You know them?
No.
OK.
Do you have his picture? Anything will do.
Not any more. I burned them all.
But...
you have a son - and you destroyed all the pictures of his father?
Yes, I did.
The lives of many people are at stake.
Please help us.
Urgent message from the bullet train HQ.
TOMASA OSHIRO, OKINAWA
Okita...
I appeal to you, Mr. Okita.
You've received the money. You've got what you wanted.
Please let us know how to deactivate the bomb.
The diagram you drew for us was destroyed by a fire.
Please, save the lives of the 1,500 passengers aboard that train.
A woman was in shock and gave birth. The baby was born dead.
The mother's in danger, too.
Please let us know how to deactivate the bomb.
Please...
Please get in touch with us as soon as possible.
Tetsuo Okita drew a diagram
showing how to disconnect the bomb.
He left it at a café in Shinbashi named Sun Plaza.
It was destroyed by a fire.
Destroyed?
What's going to happen?
Hurray!
Hurray for the bullet train!
Look, how fast...
The blue-streaked bullet train
Faster than 250km/h
Nothing stops it It just keeps running
Go... go... running...
Oh my God! The diagram was destroyed!
The ceiling is falling down...
I can't breathe...
He's escaping!
Wait, Fujio!
Don't be a fool, Fujio.
Stay back. Or I'll kill her.
Calm down.
Open up. Hurry up!
I'll kill her.
Stop it, Fujio. You'll be blown to pieces.
You will.
Not me. I'm jumping off. No dynamite will kill me.
Hurry up. Open the door.
No!
You fool!
Let me go!
Dynamite?
No...
What do you mean, Fujio?
Those bastards. They tricked me.
Tell us!
So! You're one of the bomb gang.
They fooled me. Tricked me.
I'm not one of them. Let go of me.
- Shut up. - That bastard...
Is he one of the bombers?
I don't know.
Let's make him tell us where the bomb is.
Wait!
Stop it!
89, 87...
85. Secure.
Be sure it doesn't go any slower.
Roger.
The bridge!
The Hikari 109 is approaching. Start shooting.
Don't try to fool us!
Where's the dynamite?
Honestly, I don't know. If I did, I'd tell you.
I don't want to die either.
But you're with them.
No.
I just knew they were onto something big and I threatened them.
They promised me two million if I kept quiet.
But they want to kill me, bastards.
What are you waiting for?
Find the bomb.
Fujio!
Do you have any idea where Okita is?
How could I?
But I do know he's getting out of Japan.
Out of Japan?
By plane? When?
Tonight.
He needed a passport.
I got him one in someone else's name.
Whose name?
Well...
Takeda...
Wait...
Yes, Shunsuke Takeda.
Shunsuke Takeda.
Yes. On a group tour.
Check all group tours leaving tonight.
Yes, sir.
Suspect Okita, alias Shunsuke Takeda,
is leaving Haneda tonight, with a tourist group.
Check passenger lists.
What?
Stop the Hikari 109?
Imagine what will happen if it explodes
in the middle of a city or an industrial area.
It is necessary to stop it somewhere safer.
But...
We must take every step
to minimize the possible harm.
And where exactly would that "somewhere" safer be?
We leave that to you.
But considering the importance of
the New Kanmon Tunnel and the Kyushu industrial areas,
we suggest the farm district in Yamaguchi.
That's the government's opinion.
RAILWAY CONTROL CENTRE, HIROSHIMA
Stop the train?
Then what have we been through all this for?
I don't care what the government says...
To stop the train...
I'll never give the order.
But Kuramochi, if it exploded in a crowded area,
it would kill thousands more people.
I resent the order as much as you do.
But this is a time when you must choose the lesser evil.
But...
We found it!
We found the bomb!
It's on the second coach.
Let's talk later, Kuramochi. Hurry. Let's get rid of this.
Come, everyone.
It's on the second...
- Found it? - Listen carefully.
It's the left side, coach two.
On the outside of the front wheel frame
there's a tachometer.
There are several sticks of dynamite just above the wheel shaft.
The connection cords
are attached just below the left front door steps
attached by parcel tape.
Roger.
Okita said we could disconnect it in no time.
That means we can cut the cords. That's our guess.
A little further down.
OK.
I found it.
What happened?
The cord is...
- The gravel hit me. - They're too far to reach now.
I almost made it.
Let me try.
Stop!
Let me go!
Out of reach?
There's another way.
Break the rubbish container. It's below the steps.
We can reach the cords.
But we can't cut through an iron plate.
We'll send the welding equipment.
Can a rescue train catch up?
We can. Send out the nearest rescue train.
- Director... - I know.
We'll move down the stopping point to Otsuki.
We've found him. "Shunsuke Takeda, 38."
"Leaving tonight at 20:20. SAS for Copenhagen. "
It's a group tour from Seri Travel.
That means he must check in by 19:50.
Keep watching. If he shows up, arrest him.
Secure the entire Haneda area. Get reinforcements.
Call the National Defense Forces...
It's coming!
109! Hold at 100km/h.
This is the 109. Hold at 100km/h.
Rescue train. Adjust your position.
We'll move back 15 meters.
Adjusted. Will hold at 100.
Ready!
Hurry. We have only... 15 minutes to the track divider.
Closer!
Careful.
Good.
OK. Pull!
Careful!
Be careful.
Pull harder!
It's stuck!
The divider's approaching fast.
Obstacle!
Pull!
Hurry up! We'll hit the obstacle!
We don't have time. Hurry!
It's moving! Pull!
Let go of the rope!
I found it.
We've cut the cords.
They did it!
Kuramochi! Thank you.
Commander!
It's five minutes to our stopping point.
- Shall we stop them? - Of course.
And we can be happy about it.
Commander!
The photo shows there may be another bomb.
What?
It's blurred, so it's not clear.
- Doesn't look like it, but... - Let's take another picture.
No, we don't have time.
Stop the train.
But, Director...
You've done everything you could.
This is my decision. Stop the train.
If there is a bomb?
That's why we must stop.
Perhaps I should send the order myself.
No, sir. I will.
Hikari 109...
stop the train in 6km.
Roger. We can stop, at last!
- Fire fighters, move forward! - There's no time!
Emergency unit, ready!
It's the 109.
It's coming!
Prepare to slow down.
Slowing down.
90... 86... 84...
82...
Alright?
Yes, sir.
Present speed... 76... 74... 72...
Good! It's OK...
Switch to manual and stop very carefully.
You're still carrying dynamite.
Roger.
40... 35... Manual, sir.
Stopped, safely!
- It stopped! - We're safe!
Congratulations, Aoki. You've done an admirable job.
Thank you, sir. Thank you for everything.
The Explosives Disposal Unit will remove the dynamite.
We can re-start the train in 30 minutes.
Take a nap.
Have Uehara take over and you relax.
Tell us how to deactivate the bomb.
The diagram you've drawn was destroyed in a fire.
Please...
- Kuramochi... - Mr. Miyashita...
Congratulations.
Why is the TV appeal still on?
The mother is in danger, too.
Mr. Okita...
Contact us as soon as possible.
It's a trap for Okita.
The TV station agreed.
Doesn't the public know yet that...
...the Hikari 109 is safe?
We're waiting for Okita to call us.
We've arranged to trace the call in 40 seconds.
Forget it.
You must tell the public that the Hikari 109 is safe.
Kuramochi...
these kind of crimes tempt others to imitate them.
Catching Okita is the best way to prevent that.
But not in this way.
Think of the families of the passengers.
Think of what they're going through.
They have the right to know the truth, and fast.
Five minutes before the train is supposed to reach Hakata,
everything will go public.
In about 30 minutes.
If it leads to catching the criminal,
people will understand why we had to delay the announcement.
We are almost there.
Be patient.
What a relief. I'm so glad.
Director.
I must resign.
You'll have my resignation tomorrow.
Why?
What's wrong?
Kuramochi doesn't like
the idea of withholding the good news from the public to catch Okita.
You don't understand.
I...
I'm too tired to be held responsible for the lives of so many people.
But you've just saved the lives of those people.
Please contact us as soon as possible.
Please!
The lives of 1,500 passengers are at stake.
Please, Mr. Okita.
Contact us as soon as possible.
What a lie.
I almost killed those 1,500 passengers.
I ordered the train to stop.
What else could you have done?
We were just lucky the train didn't carry another bomb.
I gambled on human lives.
I'm not worthy of this job any more.
The diagram was destroyed. We're not telling a lie.
It is true.
You must be angry that your friend was killed.
But it was an accident.
We cannot do anything without you. Please.
What's keeping 'Shunsuke Takeda'?
We still have 20 minutes before closing the gate.
Has he noticed?
He hasn't called. Maybe he's found out it's a trap.
It's a shame. After all this trouble.
I'm Takeda.
My tickets, please.
Mr. Takeda?
Yes, Nobuo Takeda.
Mr. Nobuo Takeda. 20:10 plane for San Francisco?
That's right.
Is this the SAS counter?
Right there.
Headquarters. Shunsuke Takeda hasn't arrived yet.
Mr. Goro Sakuma?
Flight 984. It's already started boarding.
Please hurry.
Mr. Okita!
Please contact us quickly.
The Hikari 109 will be coming into Hakata in 10 minutes.
Mr. Okita, please call the police headquarters.
1,500 people's lives are at stake.
Save their lives, Mr. Okita.
Please call us now.
Hello.
I'm Okita, the bomber of the Hikari 109.
I'll tell you how to disconnect the bomb.
Wait. This is a railway office in Tokyo.
Call the police instead.
Give the message to them.
I don't want my call traced.
Open the left front door of coach two, look under the steps.
Passengers for SAS flight 980
please go to the boarding gate.
Mum!
Madam. Is that him?
No, it is not!
It's him, right?
You just saved 1,500 people.
This way.
- Dad! - Kenichi!
We found Okita. He's on the north side.
Don't let him go. Shoot him, if necessary.
- Catch him. - Yes.
He's here!
Wait!
What is it?
Go to the other side!
Yes...
Don't move! Or we'll shoot.
Special appearances by
Tetsuro Tamba
Kinji Kitaouji, Tamio Kawachi, Kunie Tanaka
THE END
This is fiction.
Any similarities to actual persons or places are purely coincidental.
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