

Main Line to Terror
1975, Japanese. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura.
Akiyama is an intern, disgusted with the noise pollution caused by the bullet trains and the heart attacks that noise has been causing in older hospital patients, plots to disrupt and, in ten days, destroy a unit of the operation. He warns the Japan National Railway, that, if nothing is done to reduce the noise, he will derail a bullet train. Takigawa is the police detective sent to stop him.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 6 September 1975
- Original title
- 動脈列島
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yasuzō Masumura, Yoshio Shirasaka
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What Main Line to Terror is based on
Main Line to Terror is adapted from a novel.
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Main Line to Terror runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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Main Line to Terror isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1975. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Main Line to Terror?
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Who directed Main Line to Terror?
Main Line to Terror (1975) was directed by Yasuzō Masumura and stars Masaomi Kondo, Jirō Tamiya, Keiko Takahashi.
What is Main Line to Terror based on?
Main Line to Terror is adapted from a novel.