Maps of Movies

Bullet Train (2022)

Where Bullet Train says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film set in Japan that was shot almost entirely in a Los Angeles soundstage

Scenes and places

Boarding the bullet train in Tokyo (2022)

Several killers board the same Tokyo train for different jobs. Ladybug is a last-minute replacement told to grab a briefcase, and the brothers Lemon and Tangerine are bringing the White Death's son home. The plan sounds simple, which is the problem.

Set in Tokyo (departure station) — The Shinkansen leaves Tokyo; the station's name is not given in the sources read. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Tokyo is the starting point of the Tokaido Shinkansen line toward Kyoto.

Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios soundstage, Culver City, California — The train interior was a set built on a Los Angeles soundstage, with LED screens of Japanese countryside outside the windows. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Trouble in the train cars (2022)

Soon after departure the Son is found poisoned, and everyone on board starts suspecting Ladybug. He keeps getting pulled into fights in the narrow cars while trying only to keep the briefcase and get off at the next stop. Each assassin he meets has a private reason for being on the train.

Set in Aboard the Tokyo to Kyoto Shinkansen — A moving train between Tokyo and Kyoto, so no fixed point.

A Shinkansen set with an economy car and a first-class car, rebuilt on a soundstage.

Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios soundstage, Culver City, California — The train interior was a set built on a Los Angeles soundstage, with LED screens of Japanese countryside outside the windows. The producers built three full train cars. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Elder gets on at the next stop (2022)

At a stop, the Elder steps on and confronts the schoolgirl who has been pulling strings. He then tells Ladybug why he is on this train. The group that forms afterwards is the first time anyone cooperates.

Set in An intermediate station (name not given) — A stop between Tokyo and Kyoto where a new passenger boards.

Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios soundstage, Culver City, California — The stop was filmed as a station set on the Los Angeles soundstage (inferred, not stated for this scene). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Kyoto: the train reaches the White Death (2022)

The train reaches Kyoto and Ladybug hands the briefcase to the White Death. The boss then explains how everyone on board was tied to his wife's death. Ladybug learns he was only a stand-in for the person they expected.

Set in Kyoto Station — Terminus of the journey, where the White Death waits for his briefcase. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Kyoto Station is the western end of this Shinkansen run.

Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios soundstage, Culver City, California — Kyoto itself was a set too; only background footage was shot in Japan by a second unit (per German Wikipedia). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Ladybug — An unlucky American freelance operative sent to take a briefcase off the train.
• Lemon — British assassin escorting the White Death's son to his father.
• Tangerine — Lemon's brother and fellow assassin.