In Train to Busan, what job does Seok-woo have?

In Train to Busan, Seok-woo works as a fund manager.

Seok-woo is played by Gong Yoo, and his demanding financial career helps establish him as a distracted father at the beginning of the film. He boards a train from Seoul to Busan with his daughter Su-an for her birthday, just as a zombie outbreak begins spreading through South Korea.

The journey forces Seok-woo to reconsider his priorities. He initially behaves pragmatically and focuses on protecting his immediate group, but the escalating danger leads him to make increasingly selfless decisions for Su-an and the other passengers.

The film was directed by Yeon Sang-ho and released in 2016. Seok-woo is sometimes mistaken for a government official or a soldier because of his leadership during the crisis, but the film identifies him as a fund manager. The train setting is central to the film’s tightly confined suspense.