u003cbu003eWINNER OF THE STRAND CRITICS AWARD FOR BEST DEBUTu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbu003eA dark, satirical thriller by the bestselling Japanese author, following the perilous train ride of five highly motivated assassins--soon to be a major film from Sony starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, and Benito A Martínez Ocasio, and moreu003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Satoshi--The Prince--looks like an innocent schoolboy but is really a stylish and devious assassin. Risk fuels him, as does a good philosophical debate, such as questioning: Is killing really wrong? Kimura's young son is in a coma thanks to The Prince, and Kimura has tracked him onto a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Morioka to exact his revenge. But Kimura soon discovers that they are not the only dangerous passengers on board.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Nanao, also nicknamed Ladybug, the self-proclaimed "unluckiest assassin in the world," is put on the bullet train by his boss, a mysterious young woman called Maria, to steal a suitcase full of money and get off at the first stop. The lethal duo of Tangerine and Lemon are also traveling to Morioka, and the suitcase leads others to show their hands. Why are they all on the same train, and who will make it off alive?u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003cbru003e A bestseller in Japan, u003ciu003eBullet Trainu003c/iu003e is an original and propulsive thriller that fizzes with incredible energy as its complex net of double-crosses and twists unwinds up to the last station.
