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A TOEI PICTURE

YUBARI, HOKKAIDO

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 in.

They found out about his warrant in Hakata.

Stupid.

But he doesn't know much.

If he wants his share, he won't talk.

I don't think he will.

Besides, he just needs to be quiet for a day.

So let's go ahead with our plan. We have to do it today.

Yeah.

We can't go back now.

- Let's do it. - Yes. We'll talk later.

Get out of the way!

Who do they think they are?

Mom, hurry up!

Banzai! Banzai!

You should not be traveling in this condition.

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 another girl?

- I'm going back to my parents'. - Kazuko...

There.

I'll be in the conductor's booth if you need me.

Thank you for everything.

Yes?

- 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.

OUT OF SERVICE

SPECIAL EXPRESS

Command Center.

Hikari 109 ready for departure. We set the train number.

Roger. Hikari 109, leave on schedule.

Hikari 109, leave on schedule.

The bullet train system of 1100 kilometers between Tokyo and Hakata...

is run by this Command Center.

The position of each train is shown on the panel.

The train's speed, direction, and all the details...

are governed by a device...

called CTC, Centralized Train Control.

Each train is also computerized.

If it exceeds a set speed...

it's automatically slowed down...

by the ATC, Automatic Train Control.

If there's any obstacle within three kilometers ahead of the moving train...

the ATC detects it and stops the train immediately.

NEXT TRAIN HIKARI 109 TO HAKATA

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 about him.

Do everything as planned.

Move on to the next task.

Got it?

Who is it?

Fujio!

Did you follow me?

Mr. Koga, you're onto something very interesting.

Let me in, too.

He sold me the dynamite.

We've paid you already.

So what?

You're up to something very big.

- Hiroshi, no! - Go on, young man.

I've been to jail many times.

Stop it!

You are on the wanted list.

You don't want to get into trouble.

I don't care.

I can ruin your wonderful plan if I want to.

CHITOSE AIRPORT, HOKKAIDO

OK, smile!

Excuse me. 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 UTUSI

DIRECTED BY JUNYA SATO

Another bomb call?

We'll stop the train at Odawara and conduct a 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 80 kilometers per hour.

It's safe as long as the train stays over 80.

But it'll explode once it slows down to 80.

It can't be true.

I know it's hard to believe.

So I've put the same bomb on the freight train 5790.

The freight train 5790?

It's left Yubari for Oiwake.

It won't stop till Momijiyama.

Go ahead and have it slow down to 15 kilometers at anywhere you want.

The bomb will explode for sure.

Hello?

We couldn't trace the call.

What about the freight 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 are they thinking?

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 80 kilometers per hour.

That's crazy.

Don't go below 100 kilometers per hour.

But...

What about the ATC?

It will automatically stop us.

Calm down, Aoki.

We'll do everything 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 prank?

We don't know yet.

This guy says a similar bomb has been planted...

on the freight train 5790 in Hokkaido.

We're checking on it now.

Hey, 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 freight train 5790 has been blown up.

The bomb is real.

So, it's real.

Calm down. Did you find anything?

Nothing was found yet.

Please have them look again.

Don't go faster than 120 kilometers per hour.

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 by then.

The police have put a special team on this case. So...

Listen, Aoki.

We are responsible for the lives of 1,500 passengers.

Hang in there.

The Hikari 109 has reduced its speed to 120 kilometers per hour.

It will have to reach Hakata in about 10 hours.

By that time, we must either catch the criminal...

or disarm the bomb.

- POLICE CHIEF INSPECTOR - First, we'll search...

the freight train bombing site near Yubari station.

POLICE TEAM LEADER

We'll guard all airports...

- and the ports of Hokkaido... - PUBLIC SAFETY SECTION CHIEF

and question anyone suspicious.

- SPECIAL UNIT CHIEF CLERK - 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 radical groups...

and search Tokyo Station premises.

The Hikari 109 pulled into the platform at 9:33...

and left at 9:48.

The bomb could 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 trains after the 109.

Hold the Kodama 223 ahead of the 109 at Shizuoka.

Also hold the Kodama 219 at Toyohashi.

Hold the Hikari 23 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?

Is it a bomb threat?

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 is more important than our lives?

What is going on?

Commander. It's for you, from the 109.

Kuramochi speaking.

Kikuchi 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 100 kilometers per hour. 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.

Now, the 109 is 9 kilometers east of Hamamatsu Station.

It means we have five minutes and 30 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.

Roger that.

But...

What is it?

The Hikari 20 is 12 kilometers west of Hamamatsu.

- What? - Slow down to 90 kilometers per hour.

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 90 kilometers per hour!

Slow down to 90!

The junction speed limit is 70 kilometers per hour.

- We'll derail at 90. - Shut up!

We have no time to argue. Switch the selector to "Out of Service."

Hurry up!

SPECIAL EXPRESS

OUT OF SERVICE

It's switched.

- And the speed? - 90.

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 in 10... 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!

Banzai!

Great. One problem is solved.

Aoki, any problems?

No, sir.

I thought I'd had it when it went down to 84 kilometers per hour.

But we made it.

Well done.

Whoever thought...

the fail-safe ATC device would almost kill us?

Yes. Commander...

Sorry for being upset earlier.

Don't worry about it. Go back to the 'down' track at Toyohashi.

Yes, sir.

CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE BULLET TRAIN

We have decided to stop all the bullet trains.

No way!

What time will the Hikari 109 reach Hakata?

Originally it was to arrive there at 17:86.

But in order to earn extra time...

it's running at a speed of less than 120 kilometers per hour.

So the arrival will be around 21:00.

That means you only have nine hours.

Can the police solve the problem by then?

We're doing everything we can.

- I want to know the outlook. - 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 is doing its best as well.

- That's not what we're asking! - I want to know the outlook.

- 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 through.

This is the bullet train HQ.

Tell me what you want.

$5 million?

Yes. 5 million US dollars.

In $100 bills.

That's 15 billion yen.

National Railway doesn't have that much money.

I didn't say you have to pay.

The government can.

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 suitcase 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.

It's a waste of time trying to trace this call.

Speak to you in 70 minutes.

No! He hung up.

What happened?

It was from somewhere in the Shinjuku area. That's all we know.

PRIME MINISTER'S RESIDENCE

CHIEF CABINET SECRETARY

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. all right, 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.

They must be planning to flee overseas since they asked for US currency.

Check all the airline reservations and travel agencies...

particularly the departure lists within a week from today.

You're in charge, Goto.

A week's reservations involve around 50,000 people.

Exclude women and men over 50. The list will be shorter.

Next...

now we know the suspect of the freight train bombing!

From fingerprints on a cigarette pack found in the station...

it seems to be 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.

He has ceased radical activities since then.

As of 1974, his address is...

5-10-6 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo.

Room 202, Akane Apartments.

Misawa, 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 home?

What is it?

Is Mr. Koga home?

Mr. Koga? It's Mr. Sakurai's apartment.

Sakurai?

Mr. Koga moved out about two years ago.

- Where to? - He didn't say anything.

Is this the man?

ARRIVALS

Attention passengers of JAL 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 the situation... is resolved...

passengers for Nagoya will be escorted back.

We apologize for the 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 are checking.

Will you stop at Kyoto?

I'm not sure yet, but probably not.

I have a stage engagement at 2:00 PM.

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. Why can't you stop it then?

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 all right.

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 all right.

She is in labor! Are you okay?

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.

Do you think the corporate giants can buy all the phone lines, too?

Please let me call.

Stop it!

Anyway...

Be quiet, please!

- Hey, you! - Let me go! I must make a call!

- What are you doing? - Get back!

Your attention please.

An unidentified blackmailer is claiming that...

he has put a bomb on the train.

The bomb will explode when the train slows down to 80 kilometers per hour.

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 all right.

We aren't stopping at Kyoto.

- Where are you going? - To shoot the footage inside.

"Documentary: 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 all right.

You should head over there now. Roger that.

I just received a report on a bomb 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 speedometer in the car.

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.

So was the contraption connected to the wheel of the freight train?

Yes.

It was attached to the rear wheel frame of the locomotive.

Then, how can we remove it from the inside?

What do you mean?

If it was attached to the Hikari in the same way...

you could never remove it from the inside.

So the suspect has no intention of removing the bomb?

How about taking pictures of the train wheel...

with the high-speed 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.

Good. Get in the helicopter with the money.

I'll only allow one man besides the pilot.

Go north.

I'll tell you where to land.

All right. We can get it up in the air in 10 minutes.

Can you really defuse 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 right away.

I promise you'll get the money. Tell us what to do with the bomb now.

Then get me the money fast.

You can disconnect the bomb in no time.

He said to go north.

It will be either the Saitama, Tochigi, or Gunma areas.

Alert the local police forces.

Land at the Yorii High School.

Land at the Yorii High School ground.

Get the Saitama Police to set up the check points.

Call Saitama Police! Urgent!

- Are you the police? - Yes.

We received a call telling you to go to Nogami Station and check safe #45.

This was in safe #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.

- Go. - Yes, sir.

He's on the boat. Follow him.

You'll be all right.

Breathe.

Calm down.

He's coming.

Stop the boat there.

Stop the boat, please.

They're stopping.

Tie the rope to the suitcase.

A rope's been thrown down the cliff off Iwate village.

To pick up the money.

Ready.

Look, Mr. Sasaki.

That's 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.

Damn!

Over there!

Faster! Go faster!

Mr. Senda!

Mr. Senda!

Calling all units.

A blue Honda model 12, running away from Iwase.

Capture the suspect.

SAITAMA POLICE

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 gas station, and cleaning.

None of them lasted.

I took him in at my place.

Boss!

But my factory was closed down six months later.

My wife left me, too.

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? What about his driver's license?

He doesn't have one?

Get his fingerprints.

Anything on the bomb?

Nothing?

I understand.

If he's dead...

then what will happen to the Hikari 109?

He was a man about 20.

But the voice on the phone sounded much older.

I'm sure he will call again.

- If he doesn't? - He will.

He wants money.

He won't give up until he gets it.

Hiroshi got killed?

In front of my eyes.

I couldn't do anything.

He had no papers with him.

It will take a while for them to identify him.

How's your end?

Cops were all over the airport.

I don't know if they were after me.

I see.

Come over here. We have some planning to do.

All right.

I'll be there in 30 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? How about his address book?

Hey, there was a letter for Masaru, wasn't there?

You mean, the bill?

- Can you bring it? - OK.

The bill came to Masaru?

It was delivered about six months ago.

From a bar asking for 100,000 yen in unpaid bills.

- Here you are. - Thank you.

"Snack Bar Family."

In Nishi-Ikebukuro. Yoko Taguchi.

Excuse me. Conductor.

Will we stop at Shin-Osaka?

We haven't heard anything yet.

But you must stop. I have an important appointment.

I need to be there by 3:00. Please stop the train.

It is impossible.

- If you don't stop, I'll jump off. - Don't be a fool!

It's a huge international deal. 300 billion yen.

It'll be a national disaster if I miss it.

Calm down!

It hurts!

What are you doing?

You are a man. Hold her tight!

You'll be OK. Calm down.

Don't! 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 die, you mad man!

Mad? Who do you think...?

Don't panic! Calm down!

Stop!

This would make a great film.

- Hey! Stop! - Calm down, please!

- Miss Yoko Taguchi? - SNACK FAMILY

Yoko? The bar opens at five. She's still at home.

- Where does she live? - Shimura.

Where in Shimura? Do you have her address?

Hold on for a second.

The bullet train bomb suspect has died while escaping.

He's dead?

However, the police believes he has accomplices.

Therefore, they are doing everything...

to save the lives of the 1,500 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 is the investigation going? Is the bomber 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 that one of the suspects died.

But we'll soon find out who he was.

We already know who the Hokkaido bomber is.

We're doing our best to arrest him.

We have six-and-a-half hours.

We'll solve this no matter what.

Tell that to the passengers.

Keep them calm.

Yes, sir.

We are in 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.

Go that way!

You've lost Koga?

You idiots!

Failed, again?

What are they doing?

Take my place.

Mr. Hanamura.

Yes?

You've messed up again?

We don't know that yet.

We know there's another man.

According to the voice analysis, the man who called is around 40.

He must be the leader.

That's not what I'm asking!

The 109 will reach Hakata in six hours.

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.

Due to the fear and the misinformation...

they are pushed to the limit and may start a riot.

Kuramochi. That's enough.

They are investigating against the clock.

Misunderstanding or failures can't be avoided.

I understand your feelings for the passengers.

But we don't have time to argue right now.

We have no excuse for failing twice already.

But if we follow the protocols, we can solve this.

I really believe that.

Mr. Kuramochi, right?

Can National Railway suggest any method to save the passengers?

Suggest?

It's just the idea of an amateur.

For example...

Move all the passengers to the front coaches.

Then disconnect the rear half, and let it stop.

If it explodes, the front half is safe.

If that doesn't work...

have another train catch up and take on all the people.

It sounds nice. But if it was possible, we'd have done it already.

Is it a bad idea?

It's impossible.

First, couplers on the trains...

they can't be released from inside.

Even if you were able to disconnect them...

it would disrupt other circuits...

and the ATC would force the train to stop.

What a smart system! But maybe it is too smart when things don't go right.

We will stop the train for any small incident.

That's the basic idea of the safety of the bullet trains.

The suspect knew where to hit.

He turned the train into a time bomb on wheels.

I want you to understand how serious the situation is.

These are terrible.

1/500th of a second, it's all blurred.

1/1000, too dark.

It's impossible with the train running at 120 kilometers per hour.

Is there any other way?

We must do something because we can't rely on the police.

I know.

All the Hiroshima TV stations will lend us their mobile generators.

Koga.

Koga!

What happened?

Make sure I wasn't followed.

It's okay out there.

They must know my face.

Suddenly, they started chasing me and shot me.

- Where did I make a mistake? - Be still. Don't exhaust yourself.

Don't worry about my wounds. Arrange a plan to get the money.

Shut up and lay down.

- It's on the second floor. - Got it.

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 ago, 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.

But what do you think 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.

Do you think we lost?

Don't be a fool. Have you lost your nerve?

I'm not scared. Nothing scares me any more.

Just...

What?

The way we planned it...

it was supposed to be a perfect crime. No bloodshed, right?

Now Hiroshi's dead and you're in this state.

Maybe it's time to give up.

Mr. Okita.

Do you think Hiroshi will come back alive if you give up?

Will I be able to 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.

So you have no regret?

No.

Giving up now will make us uglier.

Who cares if Hiroshi's dead or I'm dead.

Even if you're dead.

Once we finish this project, we won't be ugly any more.

all right, Koga. Relax.

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.

Even shoot people.

You are willing to 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?

Your one word will affect the lives of many...

Hello? Hello?

Put him through, now!

Headquarters?

This is the last deal.

Listen carefully. I won't repeat it.

Stop all the tailing and stop trying to capture me.

No short-wave transmitter attached to the suitcase.

Can you promise that?

I promise.

All right.

Have one man carry the suitcase.

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 light truck with a red flag parked on the side.

Leave the money on the driver's seat and go away immediately.

The Kanda interchange and inner circuit?

Just listen.

If you don't come in 10 minutes, the deal's off.

As for the bomb, once I receive the money...

and confirm you kept your promise...

I'll call you again.

When will that be?

Hello? Hello?

I'll go.

We only have 10 minutes. Hurry!

I'm coming as well.

Calling all units.

Report your present positions.

We've found the truck as described.

The number is 1171.

Leave the money and go.

That's it.

We've found the truck. We'll watch from a roof nearby.

The suspect has left on a bike.

A bike? Can you see the number?

No.

- What colour? - Orange.

- The make? - Can't tell.

All right.

This is Headquarters. The suspect is on a bike.

Check all the bikes.

We've found an abandoned bike.

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?

No.

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 has 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 fax at once.

Is that the man on a bike?

He caused 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.

Unit 8, over.

This is Osada.

We found a possible hideout. Okita Precision Instruments in Shimura.

Roger. I'll head over there now.

Hello, is this 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 man named 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 4:35.

Don't come back.

You don't need to come back.

I'll get away by myself. You just go.

You're strong enough to shout.

See you at 4:35.

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, too.

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 Cafe in Shinbashi.

OK. Sun Plaza in Shinbashi.

I'll go.

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 didn't survive.

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.

We can resolve this within an hour.

Be patient. Hang on.

It looks like a fire.

Never mind. Go.

- It's dangerous. - I'm police.

It's too dangerous! Come back!

Come back!

Destroyed by fire?

Search it again and bring it even if it's the ashes.

Don't come back.

You don't need to 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.

But you still have 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.

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 80 kilometers per hour, it triggers the first switch.

When it slows down to 80...

the second switch triggers 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 in the world!

After this, I'll buy one and drive it round the world.

Koga.

What are you going to do?

I want to go to a 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 4:35.

Damn.

- Don't go in till I tell you. - Roger.

Get back! You can't go through right now.

Get back.

Get back.

Get down!

It's too dangerous. Get back!

Damn! Arrest him!

You're surrounded. Give up!

He blew himself up!

How did it go?

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 carefully.

There was a fire at the cafe 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 kilometer from the bridge...

slow down to 85 kilometers per hour.

- 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.

That's right, Aoki.

You're not on the old locomotive. It's a bullet train.

This is a real test of the new control system.

Don't get carried away.

Okita must be the prime suspect. Have you found out anything about him?

- Not yet. - Is he married?

His wife Yasuko divorced him in July of 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.

Got it. Go back to Okita's factory.

Maybe there's a diagram of the bomb.

- I'll go see his ex-wife. - Thank you.

- Sahara, come. - Yes.

Let's release Okita's name to the public.

We need any information we can get.

The police have decided to release...

the name of the suspected bomber. Tetsuo Okita, age 40.

Now he's wanted nationally.

Yasuko! 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 is in danger too.

Please, Okita! Contact us as soon as possible.

What shall we do?

Nothing.

We have nothing to do with him.

We need your cooperation. Any information will help.

Welcome home.

Did you get the money?

Nobody will lend me money now.

Get 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.

Idiot!

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.

I see.

So that was your intention?

What?

You weren't planning to pay it back, were you?

How could you say that?

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 Tetsuo 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.

I don't have any. I burned them all.

But...

you have a son and you destroyed all the pictures of his father?

I'm telling the truth.

1,500 people's lives are at stake.

Please help us.

Urgent message from the bullet train HQ.

TO MASA OSHIRO

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 Sun Plaza Cafe in Shinbashi.

But it was destroyed by a fire.

Destroyed?

What's going to happen?

Banzai!

Banzai for the bullet train!

Look how fast it runs.

The blue-streaked bullet train.

Faster than 250 kilometers per hour.

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!

- Hey! What's wrong with you? - Get a hold of yourself!

- Calm down! - Make him sit down!

Does anyone have a bottle of water?

Hey, make him sit down!

He's escaped!

Hey! Stop!

Wait!

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, I mean...

What do you mean, Fujio?

Those bastards. They tricked me.

Tell us!

Hey! You're one of the bomb gang, aren't you?

They fooled me. They 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.

Make him tell us where the bomb is!

- Wait! - Stop it!

- Don't do that! - Stop!

- Make him talk! - Where are you going?

89, 87...

85. Secure.

Make sure it doesn't go any slower.

Roger.

The bridge!

The Hikari 109 is approaching. Start shooting.

Don't talk nonsense!

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, aren't you?

No!

I just knew they were onto something big...

so I threatened them.

They promised me two million yen if I kept quiet.

But they want to kill me.

What are you waiting for?

Find the bomb!

Fujio!

Do you have any idea where Okita is?

How could I?

But I know he's going to flee overseas.

Overseas?

By plane? When?

Tonight.

He needed a passport.

I got him one in someone else's name.

Whose name?

Well...

Takeda.

No, wait...

Yes, Shunsuke Takeda.

Shunsuke Takeda.

Yes. On a group tour.

Check all group tours leaving tonight.

Yes, sir.

Suspect Okita, using

alias Shunsuke Takeda...

is leaving Japan 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.

HIROSHIMA RAILWAY CONTROL CENTER

Are you kidding me?

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 know how you feel. I feel the same way, too.

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 tackle this.

Come, everyone.

It's on the second...

- You 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 duct tape.

Roger.

Okita said we could disconnect it in no time.

That means we can just 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 try! Let me try to reach it!

What? Out of reach?

There's another way.

Break the floor below the trash container next to the door.

You can reach the cords from there.

That's impossible. It's made with 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 here!

109! Hold at 100 kilometers per hour.

This is the 109. Hold at 100 kilometers per hour.

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! - Hurry!

- It's stuck! - What?

Hurry! The divider's approaching fast.

Obstacle!

Pull! Come on!

Hurry up! We'll hit the obstacle!

- We don't have time. - Pull harder! 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.

I'll take the full responsibility. Stop the train.

If there is a bomb?

That's why we must stop.

I will send the order myself if you don't.

No, sir. I will.

Hikari 109.

Stop the train in six kilometers.

Roger. We can stop at last!

- Firefighters, 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...

Any problem?

No, sir.

Present speed... 76... 74... 72...

Good! Everything looks good.

Switch to manual and stop very carefully.

You're still carrying dynamite.

Roger.

40... 35... Switching to manual.

Stopped safely.

- It stopped! - We're safe!

You did it.

Congratulations, Aoki! You've done a wonderful job!

Thank you, sir. Thank you for everything.

The Explosives Disposal Unit will remove the dynamite.

We can restart the train in 30 minutes.

Take a nap until then.

Have Uehara take over and go get some rest.

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.

So the public doesn't 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.

It doesn't matter any more.

You must tell the public that the Hikari 109 is safe.

Kuramochi...

these kind of crimes will encourage copycats.

Catching Okita is the best way to prevent that.

But there must be many other ways.

Think of the families of the passengers.

Think of what they're going through.

We must let them know as soon as we can.

Five minutes before the train is supposed to reach Hakata...

everything will go public.

It's just another 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.

That's not it.

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, Mr. Kuramachi?

We were just lucky there were no other bombs on that train.

I gambled on human lives.

I'm not worthy of this job anymore.

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.

Do you think he might have 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 isn't here yet.

Mr. Goro Sakuhma?

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.

SHINAGAWA RAILWAY OFFICE - 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 and look under the steps.

Passengers for SAS flight 980.

Please go to the boarding gate.

Mom!

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!

Stop!

What happened?

Go to the other side!

Yes...

Don't move! Or we'll shoot.

SPECIAL APPEARANCE

TETSUROU TANBA

KINYA KITAOUJI, TAMIO KAWACHI, KUNIE TANAKA

THE END

This is a work of fiction.

Any similarities to actual persons or places are purely coincidental.

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