Netflix Japan announced on Tuesday Shin Godzilla film co-director Higuchi Shinji‘s next project is a remake of the 1975 Japanese action thriller Shinkansen big explosion leaf. (Overseas titles for the 1975 film include Shinkansen and Super Express 109while the remake uses an English translation bullet train explosion.) Higuchi serves as director for the 2025 version.
previous surfactant member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (Mutafqazi, Hime-chan’s ribbon) stars in this film.
The original film told the story of a group of people who strap bombs to a Japanese bullet train in an attempt to extort money from the government.
Higuchi was an early member of the animation studio Gainaxand has produced storyboards and scripts for some of our most notable projects, including executioner, Otaku has no videosand Neon Genesis Evangelion. In addition to co-directing Shin Godzilla with companions Gainax founding member Hideaki Annohe also directed the live-action film Isayama Hajimeof attack on titan manga and collaborated with Anno again Ultraman Xinhe directed, while Anno wrote the script. He is the chief director of the show Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan Original anime series by: Mari Okada (cosmetic, Maboros, Foreru.).
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Shin Godzilla recover ThatThe film series came out 12 years after it was released in 2004 Godzilla: Final Wars. After its release in Japan in July 2016, the film grossed 8.2 billion yen (US$75.6 million) at the Japanese box office. Funimasin The film was released in North American theaters in October 2016.
The film won the 48th Nebula Award at the 56th Nihon SF Taikai in July 2017, and the 20th Japan Entertainment Department Grand Prize. media arts Film Festival Awards in March 2017. The film won the Fujimoto Award in April 2017.
source: Netflix Japanese Youtube channel
