The Chaser (2008) – Filming Locations
Crime / Thriller / Action · Directed by Na Hong-jin · Starring Kim Yun-seok, Seo Young-hee
Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's 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 the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
Where was The Chaser filmed?
- Seoul, South Korea, Seoul – Police officer Mi-jae pursues the serial killer through urban Seoul streets and red-light districts. The gritty Gangnam area provides the primary setting for the cat-and-mouse chase between protagonist and killer throughout the film
- Seoul, South Korea, Seoul – Multiple scenes in the red-light district where the killer operates and solicits victims. The entertainment and sex-work district serves as the killer's hunting ground and establishes the urban underworld context of the narrative
- Seoul, South Korea, Seoul – Climactic confrontation and violence sequences occur in abandoned warehouses and desolate industrial zones. Industrial Seoul locations provide atmospheric settings for the film's brutal final act and the killer's hidden lair