A Taxi Driver

A Taxi Driver

138 mins | Drama, Action, History | Aug. 2, 2017

May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.

A Taxi Driver

138 mins | Drama, Action, History | Aug. 2, 2017

A Taxi Driver
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a foreigner who will pay big money for a drive down to Gwangju city. Not knowing that he’s a German journalist with a hidden agenda, Man-seob takes the job.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Showbox, The LAMP
Original title 택시운전사
Directors Jang Hoon
Writers Jo Seul-ye, Eom Yu-na

Cast

Song Kang-ho

as Kim Man-seob

Yoo Hae-jin

as Hwang Tae-sul

Ryu Jun-yeol

as Gu Jae-sik

Park Hyeok-kwon

as Reporter Choi

Ko Chang-seok

as Sang-gu's Father

Jeon Hye-jin

as Sang-gu's Mother

Choi Gwi-hwa

as Civvies Leader

Um Tae-goo

as Sergeant First Class Park

Daniel Joey Albright

as BBC Reporter David John

Lee Jung-eun

as Tae-sul's Wife

Jung Jin-young

as Reporter Lee

Ryu Tae-ho

as Newspaper Manager

Jeong Seok-yong

as Car Center Manager

Cha Soon-bae

as Driver Cha

Shin Dam-su

as Driver Shin

Ryoo Sung-hyun

as Driver Ryoo

Heo Jung-do

as Seoul Man

Kyul Hwi

as Checkpoint Soldier 2

Seo Hyun-woo

as Security Command

Lee Sae-byeol

as Female College Student with Rice Balls

Lee Ho-chul

as Hong Yong-pyo

Lee Yong-yi

as Hong Yong-pyo's Mother

Han Sa-myung

as College Student Demonstrator

Choi Jae-sup

as Delivery Driver

Yang Shin-ji

as airport counter employee

Lee Bong-ryeon

as Seoul pregnant woman