Maps of Movies

A Taxi Driver (2017)

Where A Taxi Driver says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Seoul scenes were shot in Gwangju, Suncheon and Yeosu; only the hospital in Gwangju is truly in Gwangju.

Scenes and places

The rush to the maternity hospital (1980)

Man-seob, a widowed Seoul cab driver, speeds a young man to the hospital while his wife is in labor. The fare is left unpaid, and money is already tight.

Set in Maternity hospital, Seoul — Where Man-seob drops off a passenger whose wife is in labor. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The tea room where the fare is struck (1980)

Man-seob meets the German reporter Hinzpeter and agrees to drive him to Gwangju for the fare.

Set in Chowon tea room, Seoul — The Seoul tea room where the driver and the reporter meet. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The airport security checkpoint (1980)

Hinzpeter passes through airport security on his way into the country.

Set in Airport security checkpoint — The checkpoint the reporter walks through.

The hospital in Gwangju (1980)

Man-seob drives an old woman searching for her son to the hospital, and Hinzpeter meets a local reporter who shows him what is happening in the city.

Set in Hospital, Gwangju — The Gwangju hospital where the wounded are brought. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Geumnam-ro, May 20 daytime (1980)

On Gwangju's main street the crowd chants for unity while Hinzpeter films, and Man-seob sees for the first time what he was driven into.

Set in Geumnam-ro, Gwangju — The main avenue of Gwangju, the center of the May 1980 uprising. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Night at Gwangju MBC (1980)

As night falls near the broadcaster, plainclothes soldiers close in on the reporter and his film.

Set in Gwangju MBC — The Gwangju broadcasting station where crowds gather on the night of May 20. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The alley chase (1980)

Plainclothes men chase our heroes through narrow alleys.

Set in Alley chase — A chase through narrow alleys; where it happens in the story is unclear.

Filmed at Cheongso Station, Boryeong (Cheongso-myeon, Boryeong, South Korea) — Named as a filming location; the scene is not specified. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Kim Man-seob — A widowed Seoul taxi driver behind on rent who takes a fare to Gwangju.
• Jürgen Hinzpeter — A German TV reporter who goes to Gwangju to film the news blocked by martial law.