Train to Busan
2016KoreanKorean118 minBRYME editorial score 9/10
A father and daughter board a train to Busan. By the time it arrives, they will have fought through a nation of the dead.
Official trailer on YouTube · Well Go USA Entertainment · link verified 16 September 2026.
The story
The modern zombie masterpiece. A workaholic father takes his daughter to see her mother in Busan — and the train ride becomes a survival nightmare when a zombie outbreak erupts. A disaster film with a heart the size of Korea.
Details the desk keeps
- It became the highest-grossing Korean film of 2016 and a global phenomenon.
- The zombie makeup took 3 to 4 hours per extra — and hundreds of extras were used.
- The train set was built as a full working carriage on a gimbal for the crash scenes.
- The film's director, Yeon Sang-ho, was known for animation before this live-action debut.
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