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TOKYO—The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, Bullet Train Explosion, (now streaming) on Netflix.

“It’s so characteristically Japanese,” Higuchi says. “To complete your work, even if it means sacrificing your personal life, is like a samurai spirit living within all Japanese.” ...