Seoul Station (film)

For railway station, see Seoul Station.

Seoul Station
Theatrical release poster
Directed byYeon Sang-ho[1]
Written byYeon Sang-ho
Based onTrain to Busan by
Park Joo-suk
Produced by
Starring
Edited byLee Yeon-jung
Yeon Sang-ho
Music byJang Young-gyu[2]
Production
companies
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • August 18, 2016 (2016-08-18) (South Korea)
Running time
92 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$575,000[3]
Box office$2,021,735[4]

Seoul Station (Korean: 서울역) is a South Korean adult animated post-apocalyptic zombie horror film written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho.[5] A second released installment in, and a prequel to, the Train to Busan film series, the aeni (South Korean animation) explores how the zombie epidemic began in South Korea before the latter's events,[6][7] and revolves around the three main characters; Hye-sun, a young woman and prostitute who is attempting to survive in the world who sees her as disposable,[8] Suk-gyu, her father who searches for his runaway daughter with help from her boyfriend, Ki-woong.[9]

Released on 18 August 2016, the film stars Shim Eun-kyung, Ryu Seung-ryong and Lee Joon in the lead roles.[10][11] The film was shown at the 2016 Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.[5] The film was awarded the Best Animated Feature Film at the 10th edition of the Asian Pacific Screen Awards in 2016.

  1. ^ "Seoul Station Director YEON Sang-ho". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Jang Young Gyu discography". Discogs. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Seoul Station Director YEON Sang-ho". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Seoul Station (box office)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Tsui, Clarence (1 August 2016). "'Seoul Station' ('Seoul-yeok'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Animation prequel of 'Train to Busan' to hit theaters in August!". allkpop.com. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Cannes Hidden Gem: South Korean Animator Makes Apocalyptic Live-Action Debut With 'Train to Busan'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Seoul Station". edfilmfest.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  9. ^ Conran, Pierce (7 April 2016). "YEON Sang-ho's SEOUL STATION Debuts in Belgium". Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Seoul Station". allocine.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Seoul Station". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.