Into the Sun vs Train to Busan

Train to Busan has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 4.5/10 for Into the Sun). Into the Sun is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 58m. Into the Sun is the older of the two (2005 against 2016). Both are action, adventure, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Into the Sun posterInto the Sun2005 VS Train to Busan posterTrain to Busan2016
Into the SunTrain to Busan
Audience score★ 4.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year20052016
Length1h 37m1h 58m
GenresAction, Adventure, ThrillerAction, Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Country–South Korea
DirectorminkYeon Sang-ho
Main castMatthew Davis, Chiaki Kuriyama, William Atherton, Ken Lo Wai-Kwong, Steven SeagalKim Eui-sung, Don Lee, Choi Gwi-hwa, Ye Su-jeong, Gong Yoo

Synopsis

Into the Sun

After the assassination of Tokyo's Governor by Yakuza members, the CIA bureau chief (William Atherton) for Tokyo puts out a call to an agent (Steven Seagal) that had been raised in Japan and trained by ex-Yakuza. Using his former ties, he quickly determines that a war is brewing between old-guard Yakuza members and a young, crazed leader (Takao Osawa) with ties to the Chinese Tong.

Train to Busan

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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