Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2025Holiday Watch GuideGotham AwardsCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Main Line to Terror

Original title: Dômyaku rettô
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
39
YOUR RATING
Main Line to Terror (1975)
JapaneseCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

A hospital intern threatens to blow up a bullet train because he believes that their noise and pollution is contributing to his patients deaths.A hospital intern threatens to blow up a bullet train because he believes that their noise and pollution is contributing to his patients deaths.A hospital intern threatens to blow up a bullet train because he believes that their noise and pollution is contributing to his patients deaths.

  • Director
    • Yasuzô Masumura
  • Writers
    • Yasuzô Masumura
    • Ikko Shimizu
    • Yoshio Shirasaka
  • Stars
    • Jirô Tamiya
    • Masaomi Kondô
    • Keiko Takahashi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    39
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yasuzô Masumura
    • Writers
      • Yasuzô Masumura
      • Ikko Shimizu
      • Yoshio Shirasaka
    • Stars
      • Jirô Tamiya
      • Masaomi Kondô
      • Keiko Takahashi
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos52

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 48
    View Poster

    Top Cast47

    Edit
    Jirô Tamiya
    Jirô Tamiya
    • Yasu Takigawa
    Masaomi Kondô
    • Hiroshi Akiyama
    Keiko Takahashi
    • Tomoko Kimihara
    Meiko Kaji
    Meiko Kaji
    • Fumiko Otiai
    Kimio Aoki
    Kuniyasu Atsumi
    Shizuo Chûjô
    Seiji Endô
    Taisuke Fujimura
    Tomoko Fumino
    Jun Haichi
    Kunji Harada
    Isao Hashimoto
    Shingo Hiramatsu
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Tanemura
    Shôichi Hirose
    Shôichi Hirose
    Toshio Hosoi
    Hisashi Igawa
    Hisashi Igawa
    • Akashi
    • Director
      • Yasuzô Masumura
    • Writers
      • Yasuzô Masumura
      • Ikko Shimizu
      • Yoshio Shirasaka
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews1

    6.539
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    8searchanddestroy-1

    Killer train

    I thought about another film from Japan - BULLET TRAIN, aka SUPER EXPRESS 109 - produced the same year, and speaking of a close topic. A lonely man in war against society, using a high speed and high technics train to achieve his goals. Here his purpose seems to fight against noise disturbance that the train provides, and he will stop at nothing to succeed. This is a social thriller emphasizing on the modern way of life. There is a sort of cat and mouse game between the "terrorist" and the police who is aware of the threat, after the discovery of a bomb close to the railway. Good suspense and, I repeat, very similar to the other feature I talked above.

    More like this

    A Wife Confesses
    7.4
    A Wife Confesses
    The Red Angel
    7.8
    The Red Angel
    Sundelbolong
    6.2
    Sundelbolong
    A Daughter of Destiny
    6.2
    A Daughter of Destiny
    The Girl with the Hungry Eyes
    4.0
    The Girl with the Hungry Eyes
    The Most Dangerous Game
    6.5
    The Most Dangerous Game
    The Beast to Die
    6.8
    The Beast to Die
    Witness in the City
    7.0
    Witness in the City
    Chase That Man
    Chase That Man
    Santa Claws
    3.2
    Santa Claws
    La muerte silba un blues
    6.0
    La muerte silba un blues
    Mutant Action
    6.4
    Mutant Action

    Related interests

    Hidetoshi Nishijima and Tôko Miura in Drive My Car (2021)
    Japanese
    James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Sharon Angela, Max Casella, Dan Grimaldi, Joe Perrino, Donna Pescow, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Tony Sirico, and Michael Drayer in The Sopranos (1999)
    Crime
    Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monáe, André Holland, Herman Caheej McGloun, Edson Jean, Alex R. Hibbert, and Tanisha Cidel in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (1974)
    Mystery
    Cho Yeo-jeong in Parasite (2019)
    Thriller

    Storyline

    Edit

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 6, 1975 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 動脈列島
    • Production companies
      • Toho
      • Tokyo Eiga Co Ltd.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 2h 1m(121 min)
    • Color
      • Color

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.