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A Taxi Driver
A Taxi Driver
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A Taxi Driver

Original Title: 택시운전사

2017
2h 18m
Action
Drama
History

Status

Released

Release

2017

Runtime

2h 18m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

3
Amazon Prime Video
Rakuten Viki
Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Rent

5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home

Buy

5
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home

Ads

6
The Roku Channel
Pluto TV
YouTube Free
Rakuten Viki
Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Amasian TV
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Storyline

"Based on true events, an untold story of 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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 18m
Aug 2, 2017
Digital Release
Sep 27, 2017
Languages
Korean
Japanese
English
German
Director
Jang Hoon
Jang Hoon
Production
The LAMP
The LAMP
Showbox
Showbox
Production Countries
South Korea

Top Cast

34 Cast Members

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Kim Man-seob

Thomas Kretschmann

Thomas Kretschmann

Jürgen Hinzpeter

Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

Hwang Tae-sul

Ryu Jun-yeol

Ryu Jun-yeol

Gu Jae-sik

Park Hyuk-kwon

Park Hyuk-kwon

Reporter Choi

Choi Gwi-hwa

Choi Gwi-hwa

Civvies Leader

Cha Soon-bae

Cha Soon-bae

Driver Cha

Shin Dam-su

Shin Dam-su

Driver Sin

Ryu Sung-hyun

Ryu Sung-hyun

Driver Ryoo

Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo

Illegal checkpoint Sergeant First Class Park

Min-hee Park

Kwon Joong-ryeong

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Hwang Tae-sool's wife

Eun-mi Yoo

Kim Eun-jeong

Seo Hyun-woo

Seo Hyun-woo

Security Command

Ko Chang-seok

Ko Chang-seok

Sang-gu's Father

Jeon Hye-jin

Jeon Hye-jin

Sang-gu's Mother

Joey Albright

Joey Albright

BBC Reporter David John

Jung Jin-young

Jung Jin-young

Reporter Lee

Ryu Tae-ho

Ryu Tae-ho

Newspaper Manager

Jeong Seok-yong

Jeong Seok-yong

Car Center Manager

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