Train to Busan is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim Eui-sung. The film mostly takes place on a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out in the country and threatens the safety of the passengers. The film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May. On 7 August, the film set a record as the first Korean film of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million theatergoers. The film serves as a reunion for Gong Yoo and Jung Yu-mi, who both starred in the 2011 film The Crucible. A standalone sequel, Peninsula, was released in South Korea on July 15, 2020.
| Director | Yeon Sang-ho |
| Produced by | Lee Dong-ha |
| Writer(s) | Park Joo-suk |
| Starring | Gong Yoo, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Kim Eui-sung, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee |
| Music | Jang Young-gyu |
| Cinematography | Lee Hyung-deok |
| Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
| Production, company | Next Entertainment World, RedPeter Film |
| Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
| Released | May 13, 2016 (Cannes), July 20, 2016 (South Korea) |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | $8.5 million |
| Box office | $98.5 million |
| Netflix ID | 80117824 |
About Train to Busan
Korean zombie action film which prominently takes place on a train as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out. The movie set a record for being the first Korean film of 2016 to earn more than 10 million theater patrons.
Achievement of Train to Busan
The Yeon Sang-ho film premiered in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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Latest information about Train to Busan updated on July 28 2021.
