‘Bullet Train’ proves that Hollywood hasn’t lost its knack for topsy-turvy visions of Japan

Should you’ve lived in Japan, visited or simply spend unhealthy quantities of time on Instagram, it doesn’t take lengthy to understand that one thing about “Bullet Prepare” is a bit off. David Leitch’s garish, hyper-violent comedy follows Brad Pitt and a bevy of contract killers on a high-speed shinkansen journey from Tokyo to Kyoto. Solely it doesn’t appear to be taking place in Japan in any respect.

Stick round for the tip credit and you’ll catch the film’s huge reveal: It was truly filmed on a Sony backlot in California. Produced on the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Bullet Prepare” by no means even bought an opportunity to alight within the nation the place it’s speculated to happen.