The Chaser | Blu-ray (Umbrella Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2024
On March 20, 2024, Umbrella Entertainment is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Chaser, a 2008 South Korean thriller from director Na Hong-jin (The Yellow Sea) that stars Kim Yun-Seok (Escape from Mogadishu) and Ha Jung-Woo (Assassination).
Official details:
Cut from the same blood-soaked cloth as our Kim Jee-woon films, The Chaser, from writer/director Na Hong-jin (The Wailing) blends all the violence, trauma, and dark humour that defines the best and most brutal Korean crime-thrillers. This release is essential for fans of our other vicious films like I Saw the Devil and Oldboy.
Available in HD for the first time with English subtitles and extras, this unmissable Collector’s Edition includes a rigid outer case and inner slipcase with NEW custom artwork, reversible A3 poster, artcards, and a 48-page book with essays on the film, and a NEW Q&A with the director.
In addition to archival extras in English for the first time, the disc also includes a NEW audio commentary with Pierce Conran and James Marsh, a featurette titled ‘The Chaser and the One Who is Chased’, and more!
Don’t miss the film’s classic Trailer below:
It’s interesting how Umbrella’s releases are labeled region B, but some of them still play in all regions. I wonder if that was a manufacturing error.