Ghost Train

Ghost Train

Year: 2006

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Takeshi Furusawa

Horror

On her way to school, high‑schooler Nana witnesses a train crash. She and her friend Kanae soon encounter bizarre phenomena—red fingerprints and a ghostly woman who haunts the station platform. When Nana’s younger sister vanishes, the girls suspect the spirits are responsible, guided by the mysterious woman’s predictions and the mystery of missing tracks.

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Timeline & Setting – Ghost Train (2006)

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Time period

Location

Subway stations, Subway tunnels, Train

The story unfolds largely within an urban subway network, moving from crowded stations to shadowy tunnel spaces beneath the city. The primary settings include a station where the haunted train looms and the surrounding subway corridors where ancient statues are found behind the tunnel walls. The harsh, claustrophobic environment amplifies the tension as the characters chase clues and confront the spirits.

🚇 Subway 🏙️ City 🕳️ Tunnels

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Main Characters – Ghost Train (2006)

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Takeshi

A young boy who is warned by a mysterious woman that he will die after picking up a ticket inside a red bag. He is pulled from the subway car, and his appearance later—pale with dark marks on his face and eyes—signals the progress of the haunting surrounding him.

🧒 Child 🕵️ Mystery 👁️ Vision

Nana Kimura (Erika Sawajiri)

Nana takes action after a vision linked to Takeshi's ticket. She contacts the conductor and follows a lead that Yaeko’s story is more than folklore. Her investigation draws in Noriko and others as the mystery grows more dangerous.

🧭 Investigator 💪 Determination 👁️ Vision

Shunichi Kuga (Shun Oguri)

A subway conductor who becomes a central ally in chasing the truth behind Yaeko. He provides crucial details about Yaeko and the haunting, and ultimately participates in the decision to seal the subway to end the danger.

🛡️ Protector 🚇 Train 🧭 Authority

Yaeko Aonuma (Aya Sugimoto)

A pregnant woman who dies after being hit by a train; her grieving spirit haunts the subway, seeking vengeance and answers about her baby’s fate. Her presence drives the central mystery and the chain of tragedies that follow.

👶 Pregnant 👻 Spirit 💔 Grief

Kanae Fujita (Chinatsu Wakatsuki)

Kanae receives a cursed bracelet and becomes a target of Yaeko’s haunting. After a warning to beware of Yaeko, she confronts danger at the station and ultimately dies when a train strike comes while the spirit destabilizes the car.

💔 Tragedy 🧭 Courage 👁️ Vision

Noriko Kimura

No longer Takeshi’s classmate, Noriko helps Nana unravel the case after she experiences visions and joins the pursuit at the station. She becomes a key ally and shares in the peril that the subway spirits create.

🧭 Ally 👀 Vision 🧿 Supernatural

The Woman (Yaeko's baby)

A mysterious rescuer who helps Nana and Kanae in their chase and is later revealed to be Yaeko’s long-lost baby. She sacrifices herself in the tunnel confrontation, leaving a lasting implication about the origin of the haunting.

🧡 Sacrifice 👩‍🍼 Sacrifice 👻 Spirit

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Major Themes – Ghost Train (2006)

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👻 Hauntings

Spectral presences haunt the subway, turning routine travel into a corridor of danger. Yaeko’s spirit evolves from a sorrowful victim into a driving force that torments those who disturb her memory. The haunting threads through the narrative, affecting multiple characters as they chase the truth.

👶 Family & Loss

Nana and Noriko are drawn together by shared grief and a desire for closure after the loss threaded through Yaeko’s tragedy. The film ties motherhood, betrayal, and unresolved questions about a child’s fate to the mother’s spirit. The pursuit of answers tests familial bonds and personal courage.

🗺️ Mystery & Truth

Clues such as the red-ticket, the lost-and-found returns, and visions propel the trio deeper into the subway maze. The discovery that Yaeko is not the only haunting reveals a larger, inherited sorrow connected to the subway itself. Ancient statues behind tunnel walls hint at a buried history that reshapes the mystery.

🚨 Consequences & Endings

The effort to seal the subway with an explosion brings a stark, final consequence to the haunting. Survivors must live with the cost of unveiling forbidden truths as tragedy lingers in memory. Kanae’s death and Nana’s determination underscore the heavy price paid to end the curse.

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