The Chaser (Chugyeogja/추격자)

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Directed by

Hong-jin Na

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Yun-seok Kim
Joong-ho Eom

Jung-woo Ha
Young-min Jee

Yeong-hie Seo
Mi-jin Kim

Yoo-Jeong Kim
Eun-ji

In-gi Jeong
Detective Lee

Jung-woo Choi
Chief of Police

Hyo-ju Park
Detective Oh

Bon-woong Ko
Oh-jot

Written by

Won-Chan Hong
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The Chaser (Chugyeogja, 2008)

11 years, 9 months ago at Feb 16 17:39

Rath

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"The Chaser" reminded me almost from the start to another great thriller "I Saw The Devil", but neither is far from "Memories of Murder" or many korean titles in recent years. It seems the last korean cinematography based much of his success in these thrilling stories with serial murderer police involved. Another hallmark of these films is their almost morbid delectation in extreme violence, altho... read more

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Ex-detective pimp Jung-ho has a big problem on his hands. His girls keep disappearing without clearing their debts. One night, he gets a call from a customer and sends Mi-jin, one of his girls still remaining, while ignoring her refusal due to her bad cold. But when Mi-jin meets the customer against her will, Jung-ho realizes the phone number of the customer matches that of the calls the missing girls got last. As something smells fishy, he searches for her.

Release date: 14 February 2008

Tags: Korean (11), 2000s (8), Thriller (7), Korea (6), Murder (6), 2008 (6), Serial Killer (6), South Korea (6), Crime (5), Violence (5), Asian (4), Suspense (3), Police Corruption (3), Disappearance (3), Drama (3), Police Protection Failure (3), Action (3), Ex Cop (2), Aquarium (2), Pimp (2)

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"KESKINKERTAISTA KOREALAISTA! Vai miten? The Chaser on yksi osoitus siitä, että korealaisten musta huumori toimii minuun. Ilotyttöjä listivä sarjamurhaaja tuo mieleen pari vuotta myöhemmin ilmestyneen I Saw the Devilin, joka on kieltämättä astetta tylympi kokemus. The Chaser aiheuttaa pientä ahdinkoa alkupuolellaan, mutta takaa-ajon edetessään minua lähinnä nauratti koko touhu. Poliisit kuvataan täysin ammattitaidottomina idiootteina. Heijastaako tämä ohjaajan näkemystä maansa"