Chandra Joshi, Delhi
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho, Train to Busan is a South Korean action horror film released on July 20, 2016. The movie premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival in May and got so much attention from people all around the world. The movie is the story of an unidentified virus that spreads across South Korea and turns people into Zombies. The virus spreads due to a chemical leak at a biotech plant. This is about the fighting and struggle by the people for survival on the train from those who are infected. Train to Busan was the first Korean movie of the year 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million theatregoers. The movie was a blockbuster hit both domestically and internationally!
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We all have seen many Zombie movies but still why this movie was a blockbuster hit? Want to know the reason? But before that let’s get into the cast. Train to Busan cast has our Goblin Star (2016 most hit K-drama) Gong Ji-cheol better known by his stage name Gong Yoo, Kim Su-an, Ma Dong-seok, Jung Yu-mi, Choi Woo-shik, Ahn So-hee and Kim Eui-sung.
Characters and their roles
Gong Yoo played the role of Seo Seok-woo who is a brilliant fund manager but at the same time, he is a self-centered person. He is estranged from his family and a divorced father who lives with his daughter and mother. He always put his work over the family and neglected his daughter for many years. Kim Su-an played the role of Seo Su-an, the daughter of Seo Seok-woo, a little girl who wanted to be loved by his father. She is always quiet and never shares feelings with his father because of the emotional distance between them. Ma Dong-seok played the role of Yoon Sang-hwa who is a lovely husband and always takes good care of his pregnant wife and soon-to-be-born baby. A character that fights to protect his family from the infected people. Jung Yu-mi played the role of Seong-kyeong, the pregnant wife of Yoon Sang-hwa. She is pregnant but, in the disaster, she makes rational judgments and takes care of the people around her together with his husband. Choi Woo-shik played the role of Min Yong-guk. A high school student and baseball player who is going to Busan with his team members for a baseball match. Ahn So-hee played the role of Kim Jin-hee a female friend of Yong-guk and the cheerleader of the team.
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Plot
The story begins with Seo Su-an. She wants to celebrate her birthday with her mother who lives in Busan. Her father Seo Seok-woo tries to stop her from going but in the end, he decides to take her to Busan by an early train from Seoul station. They take the train and just before the train departure, a lady who is not well enters the train without anyone noticing. Soon she turns into a zombie and attacks one of the staff members of the train and infection starts setting inside the train.
All the cast characters of the movie, a husband and pregnant wife, two elder sisters, one homeless man, baseball students and a cheerleader and the other supporting actors are on the same train in different coaches. Soon all of them realise and see the news about the apocalypse of the Zombie virus all over the city. Now the real chaos starts inside the train. Infected people turn into fast, focused, violent and flesh-eating zombies in seconds and start infecting the others. Soon all the characters of the movie Seo Seok-woo, Seo Su-an, Yoon Sang-hwa, Seong-kyeong, Min Yong-guk and the other supporting characters meet and start helping each other to get into the safe cars of the train.
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Why should you watch it?
Will they all survive? Will people come to rescue them? Will they be able to reach their destination? You must watch the film for that. And about the movie, it is purely entertaining, full of amazing action scenes, full of horror, and some heartbreaking scenes, full of emotions and with a beautiful message of sacrificing to help others. Also, the movie won the Audience Choice Award for the Most Popular Film and Best Foreign Language Film Award and Director Yeon Sang-ho won the Best New Director Award for the film. All the characters have done an excellent job in the movie.
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So, if you are bored and you still haven’t seen this movie you must add this movie to your watch list, get ready to get a thrill while watching this and do let us know all about it in the comment section below!
This movie is not just a one time watch movie for sure. I can watch it so many times without getting bored. One of my favourite zombie movie ❤
Train to Busan is an intense and exciting zombie thriller and one of my all time favourites❤ A must-watch for any fan of the genre🙌
Train to Busan is my family’s fav movie.
I’ve watched many times but never get bored of it❤️🤭
❤️
One of my most favourite movie, it would be no wrong how emotional this movie can make one. One of the best and best movie.. ❤️
Pranjul Sharma
Amazing…. ❤
___Sonia..
One of the best movie
This movie💓💥
A movie that I’ve seen a tons of time throughout my childhood
One of the best movie! Thanks for this review!
It’s one of my favourite South Korean horror films and I watched it again with my friend. I organised Amazon watch party and me and my friend – we both got emotional by end of the movie 🍿🎥
Fantastic 😍
Favourite movie 😭❤️
One of the best movie created.
I recently watched this movie and I was mesmerised by it. With the plot, the twists and the sacrifices. The movie truly is iconic.
Loved this movie ❤
Have Heard so much about the movie but my scared self has not got the guts to watch the movie yet but reading the review seems like it would be good move to watch it now 😁
Great Movie , ofcourse!!!
will try and watch…
A must watch movie!!
I have seen Train to Busan in hindi, amazing movie!!
One of my favorite and first K-movie, which i watched together with my family. The storyline, the acting, and the visuals, will forever be remarkable.
Amazing 👏 🤩
This is such a good movie. The last scene with the dad was a tear jerker!
Once you watch it, you won’t be able to resist yourself from watching it again & again.
I like the movie “train to busan “ I still remember I watch it for the first time in 2018❤️.since thn I watched it again thrice Bcuz I really love watching it . I never get bored from this movie 💕
I’m a person who usually don’t watch any movie more than once, but I’ve watched this movie three times. It’s really true.
Gong Yo in the last scene of this movie is just so heart touching. The overall movies is full of thrill and suspense.
This is one of my fav movies and Gongyoo is an amazing actor. The ending broke me and it still makes me cry
This was one of the best movie, I have seen yet✨️✨️
The movie made me cry so hard 😭😭😭😭
can watch this movie on repeat
Favourite zombie movie
One of the best and best movie.. ❤️..
One of my all-time favorite movies! It’s intense, emotional, and the performances are top-notch. Gong Yoo’s acting especially in the last scene is heartbreaking. A must-watch for any K-movie fan! ❤️
This article perfectly captured why Train to Busan remains one of the most memorable Korean films ever made. I liked how the writer explained the storyline, characters, and emotions in such a detailed yet engaging way, especially how the film isn’t just about zombies but also about humanity, sacrifice, and love. The way each character’s role was described made me appreciate the depth of the movie even more. It’s such a heartfelt reminder that even in chaos, empathy and selflessness can still shine through. Also I remember how scared i was when i watched the movie for the very first time. LOL
Train to busan a movie that give you a full horror vibe plus thrilling experience when zombie try to infect and how they manage to survive in the whole movie journey 😲. This movie is always in my bucket list and I want watch it 😁 and this review make me more excited to watch it but yes at day time otherwise I get a nightmare 😭 and I get fearful experience whole night.
This is the first korean movie i watched and it was really amazing. Before tis i have watched many zombuw movies but this was surely different. The storyline, acting, everything was amazing.
Train to Busan is honestly unbeatable. It’s not just a zombie movie, it’s an emotional rollercoaster. The way the film shows humanity, sacrifice, and fear in such a raw way hits hard every single time. Gong Yoo’s character growth was amazing, Ma Dong-seok was pure power and heart, and the little girl completely broke me. The tension never drops and the ending stays with you long after the movie ends. Truly iconic and forever one of the best Korean films.