Train to Busan (2016)

While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.

Director:

Sang-ho Yeon

Writers:

Joo-Suk Park, Sang-ho Yeon (screenplay)

Stars:

Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok

32 wins & 39 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gong Yoo	...	Seok-woo
Jung Yu-mi	...	Seong-kyeong
Ma Dong-seok	...	Sang-hwa
Su-an Kim	...	Soo-an
Eui-sung Kim	...	Yon-suk
Choi Woo-sik	...	Yong-guk
Sohee	...	Jin-hee (as Ahn So-hee)
Soo-jung Ye	...	In-gil
Myung-shin Park	...	Jong-gil (as Myung-sin Park)
Gwi-hwa Choi	...	Homeless Man
Seok-yong Jeong	...	Captain of KTX
Jang Hyuk-jin	...	Ki-chul
Seong-soo Han	...	Train Team Leader
Do-im Woo	...	Cabin Attendant Min-ji
Hye-Yeong Moon	...	Cabin Attendant

Storyline

Sok-woo, a father with not much time for his daughter, Soo-ahn, are boarding the KTX, a fast train that shall bring them from Seoul to Busan. But during their journey, the apocalypse begins, and most of the earth's population become flesh craving zombies. While the KTX is shooting towards Busan, the passenger's fight for their families and lives against the zombies - and each other.

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Plot Keywords:

south korea | cheerleader legs | cheerleader uniform | pretty legs | hiked skirt | 

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Taglines:

Life-or-death survival begins

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Genres:

Action | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film originally runs at 118 minutes, while the Indian version runs at 116 minutes.

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Goofs

Everyone seems to be able to make and receive calls with ease. In reality, a national emergency with chaos on that level would surely cause the national cellphone network to overload, and that's ignoring the many cellphone masts that would be abandoned by technicians or overrun by zombie attacks.

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Quotes

Seok Woo: This is the lever and this is the brake... use it only when it's not dangerous, all right?

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Alternate Versions

In 2020, an extended version was released theatrically.

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Connections

Featured in Let Me Explain: Train to Busan (2018)

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Soundtracks

Goodbye World
Music by Young-gyu Jang

User Reviews

Excellent

I love zombie films, so it was a no brainer to watch this. And I found out that I really enjoy this film from beginning to end. The hottie teenager brings this new light to zombie films that's entertaining to watch. The acting was great and the chemistry was there. I laughed at the door shutting on the zombies multiple times. The story was clever and made me excited for each scene but also whenever the coquette cheerleader lit the scene. Overall this movie is great.

Details

Official Sites:

Cannes Film Festival's facebook Cannes Film Festival's website

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean Hawaiian

Release Date:

20 July 2016 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Train to Busan

Filming Locations:

Dongdaegu Station, Daegu, Yeongnam, South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

KRW10,000,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$284,776, 24 July 2016

Gross USA:

$2,129,768

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$92,764,199

Company Credits

Production Co:

Next Entertainment World, RedPeter Film, Movic Comics

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1