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Chugyeogja (2008) -- Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Won-Chan Hong (written by)
Shinho Lee (written by)
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Release Date:
14 February 2008 (South Korea) more
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Plot:
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
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The Chaser
 (From Scorecard Review. 8 February 2009, 9:30 AM, PST)

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Cast

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Yun-seok Kim ... Joong-ho Eom
Jung-woo Ha ... Young-min Jee
Yeong-hie Seo ... Mi-jin Kim
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Seong-kwang Ha ... Detective Park
In-gi Jung ... Detective Lee
Bon-woong Ko ... Oh-jot
Jong-goo Lee ... Profiler
Sang-hee Lee
Hyo-ju Park ... Detective Oh
Moo-yeong Yeo ... Police commissioner
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Chaser (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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Runtime:
125 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The part where Young-min (Jung-woo Ha) slips as Joong-ho (Yun-seok Kim) chases him in the alley was not scripted. Actor Jung-woo Ha actually did slip on the slippery pavement while shooting, but kept running anyway. Director Hong-jin Na liked that cut so much that he kept it in the final edit. more
Movie Connections:
Remade as The Chaser (2010) more

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The Hillside Hammer Basher, 8 January 2009
9/10
Author: ElijahCSkuggs from Happy Land, who lives in a Gumdrop House on Lolly Pop Lane

The Chaser revolves around an ex-detective turned pimp who's under serious stress when he finds out his girls are being sold by a mysterious client. He goes on the chase to find this guy and put an end to his missing girls...and missing money. What begins to unfold is something him, the police or anyone for that matter, were unprepared to take on.

Time and time again the film-makers from South Korea succeed and The Chaser is no different. With believable writing, fantastic acting (especially the lead who reminded me of Min Sik Choi) and an air of originality, Chaser easily became one of my favorite flicks of 2008. With side-stories aplenty, an evil villain and some brutal violence this is something any fan of darker film should enjoy.

If you enjoy serious drama, investigation films, serial killers, great acting, you'll definitely enjoy this picture. I just wished they had a different title for the film. I like my title better. :)

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