Train to Busan (2016) is director Yeon Sang-ho's first live-action film. Yeon's previous works were animated features.
Filmmaker Edgar Wright, who directed the BAFTA nominated zombie-comedy Shaun of the Dead (2004), was a big fan of the film. Wright recommended the film in a tweet and called it the "best zombie movie I've seen in forever."
The word 'zombie' is mentioned once in this film.