May 13, 2016 (Cannes)
July 20, 2016 (South Korea)
July 22, 2016 (United States)
Train to Busan (Korean: 부산행; Hanja: 釜山行; RR: Busanhaeng) is a 2016 South Korean action horror film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, and Ma Dong-seok. The film mostly takes place on a train 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 May 13. On August 7, 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 sequel, Peninsula, was released in South Korea on July 15, 2020.
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Synopsis
Sok-woo, a father with not much time for his daughter, Soo-ahn, are boarding the KTX, a fast train that shall bring them from Seoul to Busan. But during their journey, the apocalypse begins, and most of the earth's population become flesh craving zombies. While the KTX is shooting towards Busan, the passenger's fight for their families and lives against the zombies - and each other.
Sound Effects Used
- Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015802 (Used once when the KTX starts stopping at East Daegu station.)
- Hollywoodedge, Stinger Fast TrainB SDT015001 (Very low volume; heard once when the KTX enters a tunnel before Sang-hwa, Seok-woo and Yong-guk finishing preparing themselves to fight the zombies.)
- Hollywoodedge, Sword Or Bayonet Juic PE101901 (Slightly lower volume; heard once when the Conductor is bitten by a zombie after being thrown into it by Yong-suk.)
- Horror Increasing Violin Suspense 02 (Heard when the first zombie is about to attack Min-ji, mixed with Unknown Horror Sound at a high pitch.)
- Sound Ideas, WALKIE TALKIE - TWO WAY RADIO: GENERIC GARBLED COMMUNICATION 08 (Very low volume; used for the radio inside the KTX's cab when the Conductor starts to sit down in the driver's seat.)
- Sound Ideas, SCREAM, CROWD - SMALL STUDIO AUDIENCE: TERRIFIED PANIC SCREAMING 03 (Heard faintly when there's a zombie onboard the train. (Warning: Spoilers Beware!))
