Why visit Busan’s Black Panther locations
Black Panther (2018), directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, the king of the hidden African nation of Wakanda, sent its hero to Busan for one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most rewatchable action sequences. In the film, T’Challa, Nakia and Okoye travel to Busan to stop arms dealer Ulysses Klaue from selling a stolen vibranium artifact. The deal collapses into a fight, then a car chase through the city’s streets — and while the casino interiors were built on sets in Atlanta, the high-speed chase itself was filmed on location in Busan.
Busan City says filming ran from March 17 to Mar 29, 2017, with around 150 cars and more than 700 people, plus helicopters and blank cartridges. The Busan Ilbo reported the Busan scenes run for about ten minutes in the finished film. For visitors, the appeal is simple: the three stops on this page are not remote film trivia. Jagalchi Market is Busan’s most famous seafood market, and Gwangalli Beach and Gwangan Bridge are the city’s best-known night view. You can walk the market in the afternoon, then watch the bridge light up over the beach after dark — the same arc, from daylight streets to a glittering night chase, that the film follows.
Visiting each spot
Jagalchi Market
Start here in the afternoon, when the market is at its busiest. VisitKorea calls it one of the largest seafood markets in Korea, with roots going back to the years after the Korean War; its vendors are known as the Jagalchi Ajumeoni. The production’s first day in Busan was spent here, Mar 17, 2017, with two-lane roads around the market under traffic control, according to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
What to see: the live tanks and stalls on the ground floor, the vendors selling mackerel, sea squirts and shellfish from wooden boxes along the shore road, and the upper floors’ terraces and Sky Park. To eat here, pick live seafood at a stall and have it prepared upstairs — ask the price before you order. Practical notes: VisitKorea lists hours of 05:00–22:00, closed on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The market is a workplace first: ask before photographing vendors.
Gwangan Bridge, seen from Gwangalli Beach
Come back after dark for the second stop. The bridge is a motorway — its deck is not a walkway — so the way to see it is from Gwangalli Beach, where the whole span lights up across the bay. Busan City says the bridge is 7.42 km long, opened in January 2003, and carries the English nickname “Diamond Bridge”. KOFIC reports the bridge’s helicopter and gun scenes were filmed on Mar 24, 2017, with the upper deck partly or fully closed March 23–26.
What to see: the full sweep of the lit bridge from the sand, the cafes and restaurants along the beachfront, and the evening crowds. The beach is free and open around the clock, per VisitKorea, so an evening visit costs nothing. If your trip lines up with the Busan Fireworks Festival or the Gwangalli M Drone Light Show, check Suyeong-gu’s official notices for dates — both use the bridge as their backdrop.
Gwangalli beach road
The third stop is the beachfront road itself, Gwanganhaebyeon-ro, which Busan City named among the chase locations; Busan City’s own schedule closed the Gwangalli Beach road on Mar 21, 2017 for filming, and KOFIC lists Gwangalli Beach among the film’s main Busan sites. Walk the promenade rather than stopping on the road: the road carries live traffic, while the promenade gives you the same view the chase cameras caught — beach on one side, the bridge ahead.
What to see: the 1.4 km curve of fine sand that VisitKorea describes, the beachfront cafes, and the bridge framed at the end of the bay. This is the easiest stop to combine with the bridge viewpoint — they are the same evening walk.
What you won’t find
There is no casino at Jagalchi Market: the casino interiors were filmed on sets in Atlanta, per the film’s production notes, so do not expect a casino building at any Busan stop. Several other chase roads Busan City named — the Sajik intersection, Wachi-ro and Yeongseon-daero in Yeongdo, and Gwajeonggyo Bridge — are working roads, mentioned by name here but not listed as stops. A university campus used as a road location is left out for the same reason: it is not a place to visit.
A half-day route
Afternoon at Jagalchi Market, evening at Gwangalli Beach and the beach road, with the bridge lit up to finish. That order follows the film’s own arc from day streets to night chase, and it is also the order in our 1-day Busan itinerary, which pairs these stops with Gamcheon Culture Village from XO, Kitty.
How we checked
Jagalchi Market and Gwangan Bridge are confirmed: Busan City’s announcement plus independent press (Seoul Shinmun, Busan Ilbo) and the Korean Film Council’s filming report agree on both. The Gwangalli beach road is reported: Busan City named it, and a second independent source is still missing. We used VisitKorea’s official listings for market hours and closure days, beach length and hours, and addresses, and Busan City’s own releases for the bridge’s length, opening date and nickname. Filming claims rest on city, press and film-council sources — never on fan posts alone. We leave out private property and working roads that are not visitable. Read our method for the full standard.
More Busan filming locations
Sources
All sources for this guide
Accessed Oct 17, 2026 (Asia/Seoul) unless noted.
- Seoul Shinmun — Black Panther chase to film across Busan (Busan City, Feb 1, 2017)
- Seoul Shinmun — Filming begins in Busan (Mar 16, 2017)
- Busan Ilbo — Jagalchi filming and local hires (Oct 17, 2017)
- Seoul Shinmun — Gwangan Bridge and Jagalchi chase (Oct 17, 2017)
- Busan City — Marvel Studios to Shoot “Black Panther” in Busan in March
- Korean Film Council (KOFIC) — Marvel’s Black Panther to Shoot in Busan (Mar 28, 2017)
- Busan City — Gwangan Grand Bridge nicknamed “Diamond Bridge”
- VisitKorea — Jagalchi Market
- VisitKorea — Gwangalli Beach
- Black Panther (2018) production notes — casino interiors in Atlanta, car action on location in Busan
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