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The Chaser (Movie - 2008)

추격자 (Choo-gyeok-ja)

Directed by Na Hong-jin (나홍진)

Screenplay by

Action Crime Thriller

123min | Release date in South Korea :

Synopsis

Ex-cop pimp Jung-ho is irritated because his girls keep disappearing without clearing their debts. One night, he gets a call from a customer and sends Mi-jin. Jung-ho realizes the phone n... More

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  • Korean film in 2012

    2012/02/01, Source,
    The Korean film industry has a lot to offer for the year of 2012. Korean films have been gathering more attention around the world and in the domestic market, as Korean films gain attention and Korean actors and producers take part in more international collaborations. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the market share for Korean films was 51.9%, up from 46.5 in 2010 and marking the first time in modern history that Korean moviegoing audiences showed a marked preference for domestic movies. As well, film exports increased by 14% in 2011,...More
  • CINEMA ON THE PARK Season 2 Announced!

    2012/01/22, Source,
    The Korean Cultural Office in Sydney has just announced another exciting Season of Cinema on the Park, the film night that delighted audiences in 2011 will return once again in 2012. A surprise hit with more than 1,000 people attending, Thursday nights are now etched firmly on the Sydney cinema calendar as Korean night and will see 21 feature films and 14 guest speakers in the first half of the year alone, surely enough to satisfy anyone's appetite for Korean cinema!,...More
  • Cinemart selects JANG Cheol-soo's Service for People

    2011/12/26, Source,
    The Rotterdam film festival's co-production market CineMart has selected Korean director Jang Cheol-soo's "Service for People" (인민을 위해 복무하라) project for its upcoming 29th edition. CineMart ultimately chose a total of 36 projects from 465 entries. The finalists will be presented to 850 potential co-financiers, Jan. 29 – Feb 1. Director Jang Cheol-soo made his feature debut with the much-lauded thriller "Bedevilled" in 2010 at the Cannes Film Festival's Critics' Week. The film won the Puchon Choice Award at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) as well as the Audience Award and the Best Actress Award at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas,...More
  • [HanCinema's Film Review] "Punch"

    2011/12/03,
    Lee Han's "Punch" is based on Kim Ryeo-Ryeong novel entitled "Wan-Deuk Yi" which was published in March 2008. The film is said to have largely stayed true the popular novel and its success on the big screen has placed it currently as Korea's forth highest grossing film of 2011. This comedy drama deals with a range of sociocultural issues currently being experienced in Korea, but this is not what defines the film as a whole. With its excellent screenplay and captivating acting performances, "Punch" is a truly character-driven story that paints a silver lining around its characters' misfortunes as they discover the impact others can have on their own lives,...More
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Distribution
Showbox (쇼박스)
Staff
 Kim Kwon-tae (김권태)
 Assistant director
 Yoo Sang-seob (유상섭)
 Martial arts director
 Kim Joon-seok (김준석)
 Musician
 Shinho Lee (이신호)
 Adaptation/Dramatization
 Jeong Seung-goo (정승구)
 Production department
 Seo Yeong-joo (서영주)
 Distribution department
Technics
123 min 35mm Cinemascope (2.35)
Web site
www.thechaser.co.kr...
Videos
Festival(s) & award(s)
Sales or release dates & Box Office
Release date in South Korea : 2008/02/14
South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr
As of 2008.06.01 : 5,071,454 admissions (total)
As of 2008.05.25 : 5,070,732 admissions (total)
As of 2008.05.18 : 5,069,347 admissions (total)
As of 2008.05.11 : 5,066,385 admissions (total)
As of 2008.05.04 : 5,058,411 admissions (total)
As of 2008.04.27 : 5,039,128 admissions (total)
As of 2008.04.20 : 4,994,985 admissions (total)
As of 2008.04.13 : 4,942,911 admissions (total)
As of 2008.04.06 : 4,853,501 admissions (total)
As of 2008.03.30 : 4,703,910 admissions (total)
As of 2008.03.23 : 4,445,287 admissions (total)
As of 2008.03.16 : 4,074,808 admissions (total)
As of 2008.03.09 : 3,533,374 admissions (total)
As of 2008.03.02 : 2,818,333 admissions (total)
As of 2008.02.24 : 1,758,687 admissions (total)
As of 2008.02.17 : 648,548 admissions (total)
Synopsis

Ex-cop pimp Jung-ho is irritated because his girls keep disappearing without clearing their debts. One night, he gets a call from a customer and sends Mi-jin. 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. During his search, Jung-ho dents a car in the alley. When Jung-ho spots blood splattered on the driver’s shirt, he senses the man, Young-min, is the suspect. After an intense chase, Jung-ho catches Young-min. But because of Jung-ho’s pretense as a cop, they are both taken to the police station. At the station, the man bluntly confesses he has killed the missing women, and the last girl, Mi-jin, may still be alive. As the whole police force is obsessed with a random search for corpses, Jung-ho is the only one who believes Mi-jin is still alive. With only 12 hours left to detain the serial killer without a warrant, Jung-ho’s hunt begins, searching for Mi-jin entrapped in a place nobody knows.

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Cat vs Mouse by HD Kuya

F
amiliar with Tom & Jerry? The cat-mouse cartoon that still airing eventhough doing re-runs until time will tell? We all know that Thomas the Cat is after Jerry the Mouse everytime, but sometimes Jerry has something up his sleeves. Whether it's a weapon, or breaking plates so the owner of the house would kick Tom out of the house. I felt that when watching "The Chaser", that top the South Korea's box office for 3 straight weeks between end of February to the start of March.

Kim Yoon-seok plays Eom Joong-ho, a retired police officer who gone off to be a pimp. One of his girls is Kim Min-ji (Seo Yeong-hee), a mother of one daughter. Duty calls one night, & Ji Yeong-min (Ha Jeong-woo) needs her service. However, this isn't the first time, Yeong-min requested one of Joong-ho's prostitutes, & everytime Yeong-min gets accompany by the girls, they don't report back. Missing? Sold? Killed?

The movie is about the chase between those two. Add up the police, a bit of government personnel (governor & prosecutors), & even family members, the thing goes quite out of hand. However the mess the chase is, the plot isn't. Storyline is well built, & the screenplay helps it. Top notch is given to Kim Yoon-seok, who portrays his character well. All actors, even little Kim Yoo-jeong, give a good performance, that underlines that #1 box office title for 3 weeks.

Another Hollywood remake is on the cards, with possible Leonardo Di Caprio, & Martin Scorcese duo (who was responsible for the success of remaking Hong Kong's Internal Affairs). But they have a hard task of repeating the thriller ending that was the strong points of the movie.

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Thriller indeed! And at times quite disturbing and gross. Not for sensitive viewers...
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