


(For more quality choices from the region, see our list of 30 Certified Fresh South Korean movies.) Deranged and The Wailing are also about illness and outbreak in contemporary SK. Yeon will be back in 2020 with Peninsula, another story set in the world of Train to Busan.įor more from South Korean, consider checking out Rampant, a period piece action epic about – true to history, we’re sure – a zombie outbreak.

He was primarily an animation director before Busan (that was his live-action debut), and he followed that up with 2018’s Psychokinesis, his take on the superhero genre which also had a father-and-daughter relationship driving the plot. If you’re looking for more movies like Train to Busan, the South Korean zombie classic that sunk its teeth into savvy filmgoers and hasn’t let go since its 2016 release, why not first punch your ticket for something in the shared universe? Check out Seoul Station, an animated prequel to Busan, directed by the same guy, Yeon Sang-ho. (Photo by Well GO USA/ courtesy Everett Collection) 20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Train to Busan
