Superconducting Maglev: The Extreme Speeds of Tomorrow

Traveling at 500km/h, the Superconducting Maglev will connect Tokyo to Nagoya in just 40 minutes and is planned to begin commercial service in 2027. To achieve such extreme speeds, magnetic levitation is used to lift the train 10cm above the guideway. See the cutting-edge technology used to safely operate ultra-high speed services, and experience the world of 500km/h rail travel as we report from the 42km-long Yamanashi Maglev Test Line.

Directing

Tetsuya Tsukada · Director

Production

Hajime Yoda · Executive Producer

Nobuo Kojima · Executive Producer

Shingo Yokoyama · Producer

Camera

Yuji Kuga · Camera Operator

Editing

Shuichi Murakami · Editor

Sound

Yoshinobu Aita · Sound

Guest Stars (2)

Miki Murai as Self - Assistant

Yasukazu Endo as Self - Expert, Yamanashi Test Center