Chaser

A brutal murderer who rattled the whole country.
The person who caught him that night was neither a cop nor a prosecutor.

The public’s interest for serial murder cases which brought fear to a society is immediately forgotten even before the tears of the victims or their families have dried up. In an individualistic society indifferent to others and centered on individual materialistic gains, questions such as, “What kind of people were the victims? What efforts have I or society has made to save them?” have never even crossed the minds of what society has become today. This type of society which has come about and looked at by one ordinary person is the starting point for THE CHASER. Not simply exaggerating the subject matter of a shocking serial murder case, this film paints one man’s breathless shocking efforts to save one person whose precious life is at stake while fighting against preposterous circumstances and a faulty social system.

 Akari realizes that she had been self-absorbed for too long, only to be saved repeatedly by the love of Socks whenever she was in trouble. Apologizing and promising never to neglect her again, Akari notices that Socks has grown quite old, her body seems smaller, frailer. That’s when she recalls the 9th promise that her mother had recited to her in Socks’ stead so long ago. “I can only live about 10 years. So let’s make every moment count.” Akari is now 24. 10 years have passed since she and Socks first met. For a dog, it is a lifetime.

Distributor: Golden Scene Company Limited

Release date: 25 Sept 2008

Category: III

Duration: 125 mins

Cinemas:
1/ Palace IFC
2/ Broadway-Cinematheque
3/ AMC Festival Walk
4/ UA-Langham Place
5/ UA-Cityplaza