A TOEl PICTURE
YUBARI, HOKKAIDO, NORTH JAPAN
TOKYO
Hello. Okita speaking.
Koga?
How did it go?
It went well. I'm taking a 10:40 flight.
I see.
Everything is done, then.
Hello? Anything wrong?
- Fujio's been arrested. - Has he? When?
Yesterday morning.
He got drunk and started a fight.
The police took him,
then found he was wanted for something he'd done in Hakata.
Bastard.
But he doesn't know much.
If he wants his share, he won't talk.
I don't think he'll talk.
At least today, and that's all we need.
So let's go ahead with our plan. It's got to be today.
Yeah.
I don't want to go back now.
- Let's do it. - Yes. We'll talk later.
Get out of the way!
Look at them.
Mum, hurry up!
Cheers!
Get off. You're in no condition to travel.
No. If you're worried, why don't you come with me?
You know I can't. I have to work.
Work? Who was the one fooling around with girls?
- I'm going back to my parents'. - Kazuko...
Here it is.
I'll be in the conductor's booth if you need me.
Thank you for everything.
Yes?
- Mr Tashiro, I'm coming with you. - Thank you.
The suspect we're taking to Hakata is in coach 12.
One of the detectives had appendicitis, so I'm here.
SLOW - BACK TO DEPOT
EXPRESS
Command Center.
Hikari 109 ready for departure
Roger. Hikari 109, leave on schedule.
Hikari 109, leave on schedule.
The bullet train system of 1100km between Tokyo and Hakata
Is run by this Command Center
The position of each train Is shown on the panel
All details speed and shunting points
are governed by a device
which is called CTC Centralized Train Control
Each train Is also computerized
If It exceeds a prescribed speed
It's automatically slowed down
by the ATC Automatic Train Control
If there's any obstacle within 3km ahead of the moving train
the ATC detects It and stops the train Immediately
It's me.
I saw Fujio aboard the 109, being guarded.
I see.
How did your work go?
I did as you told me.
But what about Fujio?
Forget him.
Do everything as planned.
Move onto the next task. OK?
Who is it?
Fujio!
You followed me.
Mr Koga, you're onto something very interesting.
Let me join you.
He sold me the dynamite.
We've paid you already.
Give me a break.
You're up to something very big.
- Hiroshi, no! - Go on, young man.
I've been to jail several times.
Stop it!
You are on the wanted list.
You don't want to get into trouble.
I don't care.
I can mess up your wonderful plan... if I want to.
CHITOSE AIRPORT, HOKKAIDO
Smile!
You need a permit to film in here.
We'll finish in a minute.
- You're disturbing other passengers. - We're done. OK!
Sorry, but I didn't know about the permit.
I'm shooting a documentary, 24 Hours of Stars
- It's against regulations. - Sorry.
- Here you go. - Oh, thank you.
Hold on, please.
I'll put you through.
DIRECTOR OF RAILWAY SECURITY YOSHINORI MIYASHITA
Hello?
Hold on.
Put it through.
This is Security.
A bomb on the Hikari 109?
THE BULLET TRAIN
Starring
Ken Takakura
Shinichi Chiba
Kei Yamamoto Eiji Go
Akira Oda Raita Ryu
Masayo Utsunomiya Yumiko Fujita
Yumi Takigawa Etsuko Shihomi
Ken Utsui
Directed by Junya Sato
Another 'bomb' call?
We'll stop the train at Odawara and search.
No, we can't stop the train.
Why not?
Listen to this.
We've put a bomb on the Hikari 109
The bomb will be activated at 80km/hour
It's safe while the train stays at over 80km/hour
But it'll explode once It slows down to 80
It can't be true
I know It's hard to believe
I've put the same bomb on the goods train 5790
Goods train 5790?
It's left Yubari for Oiwake
It won't stop till Momijiyama
Go ahead have It slow down to 15km anywhere
The bomb will explode for sure
Hello?
We couldn't trace the call.
What about the goods train 5790... Did the bomb go off?
Not yet.
It's still running near Shimizusawa.
What do they want? Money?
I don't know.
He didn't say anything.
What shall we do?
If what he's told us is true...
The Hikari 109
will never be able to stop.
Hello, this is the Hikari 109.
Aoki, please listen carefully.
What Is it?
We had a call saying that a bomb was planted on your train.
Again?
Where shall I stop the train?
No, don't stop. Just search the train.
Why is that? We can't conduct a thorough search.
It's better to stop as usual...
- We can't stop the train - What?
If you do, the bomb might go off.
He claims that the bomb will go off if you slow down to 80km/h.
That's crazy.
don't go below 100 km/h
But if...
What about the ATC?
It will automatically stop us.
Calm down, Aoki.
We're doing all we can.
Please start looking for the bomb.
Yes, sir.
But, Commander...
Do you think there is such a sophisticated bomb?
Isn't it a malicious call?
We don't know yet.
It seems a similar bomb has been planted
on the goods train 5790 in Hokkaido.
We're checking on it now.
Oh, look at this.
We are currently conducting a security check
If you see any suspicious packages please let us know.
Conductor, is anything wrong?
No, this is routine.
Jump, now.
But the instructions say...
We are heading for an incline. It may slow down there.
Jump, now! Quick!
Jump!
Hurry!
Jump!
Aoki, the goods train 5790 has been blown up.
It's real.
So, it's real.
Calm down Did you find anything?
No, nothing.
Please have them look again.
don't go faster than 120km/h.
That'll delay the arrival at Hakata
by at least three hours.
But... what happens when we arrive at Hakata?
I'm sure we'll hear from the bomber before that.
The police have put a special team on this case.
Listen, Aoki.
We have to save the lives of 1,500 passengers.
Hang on.
The Hikari 109 has reduced its speed to 120km/h.
Still, it will have to reach Hakata in about 10 hours.
By that time, we must either catch the criminal,
or eliminate the bomb.
POLICE CHIEF INSPECTOR
First, we'll search
in Hokkaido, where they put a bomb on the goods train.
POLICE TEAM LEADER
We'll guard all airports,
and the ports of Hokkaido,
and question anyone suspicious.
These are the two points...
...on which we've already alerted Hokkaido Police.
I also want the Metropolitan Police HQ
to dispatch a bomb expert to the explosion site.
We need to round up radicals
and search Tokyo Station premises.
The Hikari 109 pulled into the platform at 9:88
and left at 9:48.
The bomb must have been planted within that 15 minutes.
Look for witnesses who were there at that time.
We need help from National Railway Security.
Cancel all the trains after the 109.
Shunt the Kodama 228 ahead of the 109 at Shizuoka.
Also the Kodama 219 at Toyohashi.
The Hikari 28 at Nagoya.
Is the train in trouble?
No.
But we passed Mishima 15 minutes later than scheduled.
We have a train ahead of us.
What is it? You're searching again?
This is a routine security measure.
Routine?
Another bomb threat, isn't it?
Did you get a call?
Well... It must be a mischievous joke.
Could be real.
Why don't you stop the train and check, as you usually do?
That's right. Why don't you stop?
The train schedule comes before our lives?
What is going on?
Commander. It's for you, from the 109.
Kuramochi speaking.
IKikuchi from Security The passengers are getting restless
They want the train stopped. It's better to let them know.
Unless we give them the solution,
it will make the situation worse.
Please wait a little longer.
But
Oh, no! The Hikari 157 is in trouble.
Kikuchi, I have to go now.
- Check the cause. - Yes.
Aoki, slow down to 100km. The train ahead of you is in trouble.
- Can you fix it? - We'll soon find out.
It's a BR system failure. It'll take a while to recover.
We'll switch the 109 to the eastbound 'up' track.
The Hikari 20 is coming up on the track.
I low, the 109 is 9km east of Hamamatsu Station.
It means we have five minutes and 80 seconds.
The eastbound Hikari 20 will pass the station in six minutes.
Let's try.
Stop all the trains after the Hikari 20.
Alert the switch point at Hamamatsu.
Aoki, we'll switch you to the 'up' track
at Hamamatsu Station.
OK
But...
What Is it?
The Hikari 20 is 12km west of Hamamatsu.
- What? - Slow down to 90km/h.
Any extra seconds are crucial.
Are you trying to kill us all?
It'll be a head-on collision.
- Calm down. - The bomb could explode at 90km/h.
Slow down to 90
The junction speed limit is 70km/h.
- We'll derail at 90. - Shut up
We have no time to argue. Switch the selector to slow.
Hurry up
EXPRESS
SLOW - BACK TO DEPOT
It's switched.
- And the speed? - Ninety.
In exactly one minute, go up to 120.
Are you mad? Going into the junction at 120...
Be quiet! You have to deactivate the ATC to move onto the 'up' track.
But that will set off the emergency brake.
Cut the ATC just before the junction, and let your train glide on.
Then release the brake again.
That's the only way. Understand?
Roger
Up to 120... now.
Up to 120.
- Cut the lock off. - Yes, sir.
'Up' train 20 is passing Hamamatsu.
'Down ' train 109 is approaching.
Stand by to deactivate the ATC - ten... nine... eight...
Seven... six... five...
Four three two one
Cut!
The Hikari 20 passed the junction!
Change the point.
Oh, no, I can't release the emergency brake.
Don't panic Try again
He did it!
Cheers!
That was good. One problem gone.
Aoki, any problems?
No, sir.
I thought I'd had it when it went down to 84km/h.
But we made it.
Well done.
Who ever thought
that the fail-safe ATC device would almost kill us?
Yes. Commander...
Sorry for being mad at you earlier.
That's OK Go to the 'down ' track at Toyohashi
Yes, sir.
CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE BULLET TRAIN
We have decided to stop all the bullet trains.
What time will the Hikari 109 reach Hakata?
Originally it was to be there at 17:86.
But in order to earn extra time,
it's running at a speed of less than 120km/h.
So the arrival will be at about 21:00.
That means your time limit is nine hours.
Can the police solve the problem by then?
We're doing everything that we can.
- I'm asking your opinion. - What if you can't?
What are you going to do?
Will it explode with 1,500 people on board?
We're doing everything to prevent it.
What is your strategy?
The National Railway people are doing their best as well.
- That's not what we're asking! - I'm asking your opinion.
- Give us an answer. - What does the bomber want?
He hasn't told us yet.
INCOMING CALLS ONLY
Wait. Line Four.
They called. Line Four. Trace the call.
It's the bomber.
OK, put him on.
This is the bullet train HQ.
Tell me what you want.
$5 million?
Yes. Five million US dollars.
In $ 100 bills.
That's 15 billion yen
National Railway doesn't have that much money
National Railway doesn't
The government does
One bullet train costs just as much.
On top of that, the lives of the 1,500 passengers aboard.
It's a bargain.
I must talk to the government first.
When and where do you want the money?
Put It In an aluminum case and wait
I'll call you again In 70 minutes
Wait, if we wait another 70 minutes
the Hikari 109 won't be able to stop at Nagoya.
Nor at Kyoto or Osaka
We'll pay the money, I promise, so let's settle now.
Please tell me where the bomb is.
I'd hate to have this call traced.
Speak to you in 70 minutes.
No! He hung up.
What happened?
It was from somewhere in the Shinjuku area. That's all we could get.
PRIME MINISTER'S RESIDENCE
SECRETARY GENERAL
Our priority is
to arrest the criminal.
PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL RAILWAY
But we need to pretend
that we'll pay.
Of course, I know that. Alright, then.
The Prime Minister has agreed.
But $5 million in $ 100 bills? At such short notice?
Get me the Ministry of Finance.
Please. It's for 1,500 lives.
The government will have the money ready.
The man seems to be trying to get out of Japan with the money.
Check all the air ticket offices and travel agencies.
Particularly the departure lists for all this week.
You're in charge, Goto.
A week's reservations involve around 50,000 people.
Count out women and men over 50.
Next...
The goods train bomber suspect!
From fingerprints on a cigarette pack found in the station...
Masaru Koga, born in 1948.
Ex-student of Jonan University.
Ex-Deputy Secretary, Student's Struggle League.
Arrested in 1971 for obstructing justice at Sanrizuka.
Left the university in 1974.
Has ceased radical activities since then.
As of 1974, his address is
5-10-6 Higashi Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Room 202, Akane Apartments.
Search the apartment.
Shall we arrest him, if he's there?
Yes, arrest him.
- Yes, sir. Come, Ueno. - Wait.
What if he refuses to talk, even after we arrest him?
We won't know till we get him.
He's a radical activist with a prison record.
It will be hard to make him talk.
What will become of the Hikari 109?
It will reach Hakata in eight hours.
It must stop and the bomb will go off.
The criminal finally asked for money.
Give him the money, get rid of the bomb and then arrest him.
Suppose he gets the money, will he tell us what to do with the bomb?
Hold on, Shirota.
Mr Miyashita, you have a point. We won't arrest him, not now.
Thank you.
Keep Koga under surveillance.
We have a bomb, and it will explode if the train stops.
If we tell that to the passengers, they'll panic.
The criminal wants money.
It'll be paid, and it will all be fine within an hour.
People will understand.
What if it isn't over in an hour? It'll make the situation worse.
We can't tell them, not now.
This is the place.
AKANE APARTMENTS
Excuse me?
Mr Koga? Anyone here?
What is it?
Is Mr Koga out?
Mr Koga? But it's Mr Sakurai who lives there.
Sakurai?
Mr Koga moved two years ago.
- Where to? - He didn't say anything.
Is this the man?
ARRIVALS GATE
Attention passengers of J AL Flight 504
Due to an accident all bullet trains are suspended
We do not know when service will resume
All bullet trains are suspended
Your attention please, we are approaching Nagoya.
Thank you.
However due to an accident we won't stop at Nagoya
What?
As soon as It's straightened out
passengers for Nagoya will be escorted back
We apologise for causing you this Inconvenience I repeat
Hey, we aren't stopping at Nagoya?
Won't we hit the train ahead of us?
This is crazy. Where's the conductor?
What kind of an accident?
What is going on?
We'll soon find out.
Why isn't the train stopping? You won't, or you can't?
- We can't. - Why not?
Is it the brakes?
We're checking.
Will you stop at Kyoto?
I'm not sure yet... but probably not.
I have a stage engagement at 14:00.
Please stop it, please.
Won't it hit the train ahead of us?
The system is collision -proof.
That means you can stop the train.
Stop at Nagoya. I have important business there.
Where's the emergency brake? Let's use it.
- Not that one. - Which one then?
Please, calm down.
Everything will be alright.
It's Nagoya!
Oh, please!
I'm getting off! I'm going home!
Let me off, please!
Let me go! Stop the train!
You!
Calm down.
Everything will be alright.
She's gone into labor!
Excuse me, I'm in a hurry.
We're all in a hurry. Join the queue!
I'm from Yotsubishi Trading. I have an urgent appointment.
Can big companies buy all the telephone lines too?
Please let me call.
Go away.
So, I am...
Be quiet, please!
Your attention please.
An unidentified blackmailer...
...has put a bomb on the train.
The bomb will explode when the train slows down to 80km/h
Is that true?
That's why we can't stop
As our priority Is to save the passengers
the government has the money ready as requested
We'll soon know how to disconnect the bomb
The money will be delivered within an hour.
Calm down, you're going to be a mother.
Please trust us and stay calm
You'll be alright.
We aren't stopping at Kyoto.
- Where are you going? - To shoot the scoop photos.
Documentary of Horror Train This is a real chance.
Attention please
If there's a doctor aboard please come to coach 12
We have an emergency case
I'm Dr Akiyama.
Please. She's in labor.
Where's your first-aid kit?
Give me a stethoscope.
Get some hot water.
You'll be alright.
You go there now... OK.
A bomb report from Hokkaido.
It consisted of two sticks of dynamite.
That's funny. Radicals rarely use dynamite.
And?
The detonator was a magnetic tachometer and electric fuse.
A magnetic tachometer?
Same as a car speedometer.
The revolution of the wheel drives the dynamo and the needle,
which, at a certain speed, frees the lock.
When it slows down again,
the fuse is set to detonate.
Who manufactures the device?
Taiyo Industries.
Tsutsumi is down there now.
Was the contraption connected to the goods train wheel?
Yes.
It was attached to the rear wheel frame of the locomotive.
Then we can't remove it from the inside.
Why not?
If it was attached to our Hikari in the same way,
you could never remove it from the inside.
You mean, we can't avoid the explosion even if we pay?
How about taking pictures of the train wheel
with fast shutter cameras?
That might tell us where the bomb is.
Yes, please.
He'll be calling us at any moment.
Headquarters.
Hold a moment.
Line Six.
Line Six. Trace the call.
Put him through.
Hello. This is Headquarters.
Is the money ready?
It's right here.
Get In the helicopter with the money.
Only one man and a pilot.
Go straight north.
I'll tell you where to land.
Alright. We'll get the helicopter off in 10 minutes.
Can you really get rid of the bomb?
I'm no murderer.
I'll tell you that as soon as I get the money.
There's a woman having a difficult labor aboard the train.
She's in danger and needs to be hospitalized.
I promise you'll get the money. Tell us now what to do with the bomb.
Then get me the money fast.
You can disconnect the bomb in no time.
Straight north he said
It'll be either the Saitama, Tochigi or Gunma areas.
Alert the local police forces.
Let it land at the Yorii High School.
Land at the Yorii High School ground.
Get the Saitama Police to set up an emergency look out.
Saitama Police. Urgent.
- Are you the police? - Yes.
We had a call. Go to Nogami Station, baggage locker 45.
This is number 45.
- Do you know who put this in? - It was my day off, two days ago.
"Take this transceiver and go down the Arakawa River by boat"
- I'm police. - Hello.
- Let's go. - OK.
He's on the boat. Follow him.
You'll be alright.
Breathe in.
Calm down...
He's coming.
Stop the boat there.
Stop the boat, please.
They're stopping.
Tie the rope to the trunk
A rope's been thrown down the cliff off Iwate village.
To pick up the money.
Ready.
Look, Mr Sasaki.
The university judo team.
The bullet train bomber is there! Catch him!
He's on the cliff!
He's the one who put a bomb on the bullet train! Get him!
That's the one.
Shit.
Over there!
Faster! Go faster!
Mr Senda!
Calling all cars
A Honda 125 Blue
Arrest the guy.
BLOOD BANK
You shouldn't have sold blood in your condition.
That was how I met Hiroshi
Hey, come with me.
He came from Okinawa for a job but the company In Tokyo went bankrupt
Then he worked at Pachinko parlors bars a petrol station cleaning
None of them lasted.
I took him to my place
Boss!
But my factory was closed down six months later
My wife had left me
Your redundancy pay.
But Hiroshi didn't leave me
He refused to go.
But he followed me
What? He's dead?
What is he like?
Around 20? Check his driver's license.
He doesn't have one?
Get his fingerprints.
Anything on the bomb?
No?
I understand.
With him dead...
...what will become of the Hikari 109?
He was a man aged about 20.
But the voice on the phone was a middle-aged man.
He will call us, surely.
- If he doesn't? - He will.
He wants money.
He'll contact us until he gets it.
Hiroshi died?
In front of my eyes.
I couldn't do anything.
He had no papers with him.
The police will take a while to identify him.
How's your end?
Cops were covering the airport.
I Don't know if it was for me.
I see.
Come over here. We have some planning to do.
Alright.
I'll be there in 80 minutes. See you then.
SHIZUNAI, HOKKAIDO
Yes, it's Masaru. Has he done something?
We're just seeking some information from your brother.
About his radical activities?
No...
Do you know his address in Tokyo?
I haven't heard from him for three years.
Any letters from his friends? Or his address book?
Hey, there was a letter for Masaru, wasn't there?
You mean, the bill?
- Take that out. - OK.
This bill, to Masaru?
It was delivered about six months ago.
From a bar... for about 100,000 yen.
- Here you are. - Excuse me.
Snack bar, 'Family'.
In Nishi-Ikebukuro. Yoko Taguchi.
Conductor...
Will we stop at Osaka?
We haven't heard anything yet.
But you must stop. I have an important appointment.
I need to be there by three o'clock. Please.
It is impossible.
- If you Don't stop, I'll jump off. - Don't be a fool.
It's a huge international deal - 800 billion yen.
It'll be a national disaster if I miss it.
Calm down.
It hurts...
What are you doing?
Aren't you a man? Hold her tight.
You'll be OK. Calm down.
No. If you press that, the train will stop.
I'm getting off. It must be a bomb hoax!
- What are you... - Stop the train.
Yes, let's stop the train.
Don't be a fool. We'll be dead, you madman.
Mad? What do you...
Don't panic! Calm down!
This would make a good film.
Miss Yoko Taguchi?
Yoko? This place opens at five. She's still at home.
- Where does she live? - Shimura.
Where in Shimura? Do you have her address?
Wait a minute.
The bullet train bomb suspect died while escaping
He's dead?
However he's believed to have accomplices
The authorities are doing everything
to save the lives of the 1500 passengers
The bomber is dead.
Dead?
We'll never know where the bomb is.
What is going to happen?
Oh, no! The bomber is dead!
He's dead!
"Doing everything" doesn't explain anything.
How the investigation is going, if the bomber is really dead,
how do you plan to save us all...
Let me hear from the authorities.
Call the Head of National Railway.
That's a reasonable request from all the horrified passengers.
That's right. The bomb could go off at any minute.
Listen carefully, Kikuchi.
It's true, one of the suspects died.
We'll soon know who he was.
We already know who the Hokkaido bomber is.
We're doing our best to arrest him.
We have six hours and 80 minutes.
We'll make it.
Tell that to the passengers.
Make them stay calm.
Yes, sir.
It's Shimura.
This crossing is...
Mr Osada...
Turn left.
Headquarters... We've found Koga.
What? Koga?
- What shall we do? - Arrest him.
Arrest him. Don't let him go.
Roger.
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.
Voice print 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.
I low 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.
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 Galen Sotobashi Road.
Don't touch anything Find witnesses In the neighbourhood
I low 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 80 minutes. By 16:85.
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 16:85.
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.
I low 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 Center.
- 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 1635.
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 Center.
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 Ikuramochi 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: 5-85 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 Ikuramochi 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 1500 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 1500 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 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, 88."
"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 metres.
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... 85... 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 80 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 80 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 1500 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
1500 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