Japanese filmmaker Shinji Higuchi finds beauty in bullet trains specifically so he can destroy them on screen, a creative paradox that defines his latest film, Netflix’s “Bullet Train Explosion,” and much of his celebrated career.

The plan then goes underway, and of course, it all pays off. The two switches are pulled at the exact moment they should be, the majority of the train safely explodes away from people, and all nine passengers survive as their carriage flips to the side and eventually screeches to a halt.