"Life-or-death survival begins."

2016

1h 58m

7.7(8790 votes)

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Horror

Thriller

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Overview

When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Gong Yoo

Seok-woo

Kim Su-an

Soo-ahn

Jung Yu-mi

Sung-gyeong

Don Lee

Sang-hwa

Choi Woo-shik

Yeong-gook

An So-hee

Jin-hee

Kim Eui-sung

Yong-suk

Ye Su-jeong

In-gil

Park Myung-shin

Jong-gil

Choi Gwi-hwa

Homeless Man

Creative team

Directed by: Yeon Sang-ho
Written by: Park Joo-suk
Produced by: Kim Yeon-ho

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