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Hangul | 부산행 |
Hanja | 釜山行 |
Revised Romanization | Busanhaeng |
Directed by | Yeon Sang-ho |
Written by | Park Joo-suk |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Lee Hyung-deok |
Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu |
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Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
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Running time | 118 minutes[1] |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $8.5 million[2] |
Box office | $98.5 million[3] |
Train to Busan (Hangul: 부산행; RR: Busanhaeng, lit: To Busan) is a 2016 South Korean zombie apocalypse action thriller movie[4][5][6][7][8] directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Su-an, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee, and Ma Dong-seok with Kim Eui-sung.[9] The movie mostly takes place on a high-speed train from Seoul to Busan, as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks out in the country putting the safety of the passengers at risk.
The movie premiered on 13 May 2016 at the Cannes Film Festival.[10][11][12][13] On 7 August, the movie set a record as the first Korean movie of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million audience turnout.[14][15]
Its sequel is the 2020 movie Peninsula.
Variety said in December 2016 that Gaumont would remake Train to Busan in English.[16]