This movie starts by showing someone being trained how to operate a train according to international standards, something that is more rare than it should be in the US. The recent remake leaves this part out, only one of the many ways that the first version is superior to the second.
This movie is more of a character study than an action film although the fact that this how people actually act makes the action more realistic. This movie is not for the overly sensitive, especially in its depiction of racism and sexism. It is all realistic, unlike the remake.
I especially like the part where the subway managers from Tokyo reveal that they understand everything that has been said around them, insults and all.
A DVD of this movie is available through Netflix. It used to be available for streaming through Hulu, but now Hulu only has clips.
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