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, Yu-mi Jung, Ma Dong-seok

32 wins & 39 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gong Yoo	...	Seok-woo
Yu-mi Jung	...	Seong-kyeong
Ma Dong-seok	...	Sang-hwa
Su-an Kim	...	Soo-an
Eui-sung Kim	...	Yon-suk
Woo-sik Choi	...	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:

girl wearing a miniskirt | south korea | cheerleader legs | cheerleader uniform | pretty legs | 

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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

Sang-hwa: Hey, arsehole. Felt good to see your kid thanks to me? Are you grateful or what?
Seok Woo: Why is your ringtone so tacky?
Sang-hwa: What's wrong with it?
[pause]
Sang-hwa: How do I change it?

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Alternate Versions

In 2020, an extended version was released theatrically.

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Connections

References New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)

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Soundtracks

Goodbye World
Music by Young-gyu Jang

User Reviews

One of the Best Zombie Films ever Made

The investment manager Seok Woo (Yoo Gong) is a divorced man that lives in Seoul, with his daughter a Soo-an (Soo-an Kim) and his mother. Seok Woo is a selfish man and neglects Soo-an that misses her mother that lives in Busan. On Soo-an's birthday, she asks to visit her mother and Seok Woo travels with her with the intention of returning after lunch. They board the fast train KTX and a sick woman also boards another wagon. During the journey, the woman attacks a train staff and soon all the passenger in the wagon are attacked turning into zombies. Soon Seok Woo realizes that there is a zombie outbreak in South Korea and together with the passenger Sang Hwa (Dong-seok Ma), who is traveling with his pregnant wife Sung Gyeong (Yu-mi Jeong), they isolate the safe front wagons from the infected ones. Along their journey, the non-infected passengers have to fight the zombies and the selfishness of the human being.

"Busanhaeng", a.k.a. "Train to Busan", is one of the best zombie films ever made. The story is original and there is deep character development, which is not usual in horror movies, showing the different behavior of the human being in a stressful situation depending on his or her character (or lack of). The direction is amazing and the action scenes are fantastic. The screenplay is melodramatic but also attractive; the beautiful cinematography and special effects and make-up are highlighted by perfect edition. The cast has good performance but the girl Soo-an Kim is impressive and steals the show. We hope Hollywood industry does not destroy this little gem with the usual remake. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): Not Available

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