# Running Turtle > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Running_Turtle > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Running_Turtle.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Turtle > Source revision: 1341638906 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox film | name = Running Turtle | image = Running Turtle film poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^거북이 달린다}} | director = Lee Yeon-woo | producer = Lee Choon-yeon
Lee Mi-yeong | writer = Lee Yeon-woo | starring = [Kim Yoon-seok](/source/Kim_Yoon-seok)
[Jung Kyung-ho](/source/Jung_Kyung-ho_(actor%2C_born_1983)) | music = Lee Byung-hoon
Jang Young-gyu | cinematography = Jo Yong-gyu | editing = Steve M. Choe | studio = | distributor = [Showbox](/source/Showbox) | released = {{Film date|2009|6|11}} | runtime = 117 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = | gross = {{USD|16,823,955}} }} '''''Running Turtle''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^거북이 달린다|rr=yes}}) is a 2009 South Korean [martial arts](/source/martial_arts) [action comedy film](/source/action_comedy_film) about a countryside detective trying to capture a legendary prison breaker. Released on June 11, 2009, it was directed by Lee Yeon-woo and starred [Kim Yoon-seok](/source/Kim_Yoon-seok) and [Jung Kyung-ho](/source/Jung_Kyung-ho_(actor%2C_born_1983)). == Plot == Jo Pil-seong is an idle detective who spends his time [scratching off lottery tickets](/source/scratch_cards) in his office, while his wife and children work in a [manhwa](/source/manhwa) shop. Pil-seong secretly takes his wife's emergency money of {{SK won|300,000}} and tells his friend to bet it on a bull named Gomi in a [bullfight](/source/bullfight). Gomi is declared a winner, and Pil-seong's friends celebrate their victory later that night as they wait for him to arrive. Meanwhile, an escaped prisoner named Song Gi-tae intervenes in the celebration and steals Pil-seong's money. When Pil-seong finds out what has happened he confronts the criminal but suffers a humiliating defeat. Pil-seong reports to his colleagues and his boss that he encountered the infamous Gi-tae, but none of them believed in him. In an attempt to recapture Gi-tae, Pil-seong decides to recruit his friends (who were beaten up by Gi-tae earlier) and find him inside a house with his girlfriend, Kyeong-joo. Formulating a plan, Pil-seong tells his friends to stand by the outside window of where Gi-tae is, while Pil-seong himself sneaks into the house, armed with [pepper spray](/source/pepper_spray). Gi-tae, however, was aware of Pil-seong's presence and once escaped before the police arrived. Before leaving, Gi-tae takes out his knife, stabs Pil-seong's right hand, and warns him that the next time he'll kill him if he tries to capture him again. Suffering from [public humiliation](/source/public_humiliation) as well as being kicked out of the house by his wife (because of her money), Pil-seong decides to train himself to fight Gi-tae. When taking [taekwondo](/source/taekwondo) lessons one day, Pil-seong learns that the upper part of the [human rib cage](/source/human_rib_cage) is the vulnerable area for taking his opponents down. He later buys himself his handgun as his own personal defense weapon. In the next encounter with Gi-tae, Pil-seong got him surrounded by keeping Kyeong-joo hostage. As he forced Gi-tae to keep moving on, Pil-seong's friends intervened, causing Gi-tae to escape once again. Pil-seong's friends beg him to give up capturing Gi-tae for his own sake, but he refuses. Meanwhile, one of Gi-tae's accomplices, Pyo Jae-seok, was arrested by Pil-seong. He confiscates Jae-seok's handphone and orders him to bring back the money that Gi-tae stole from him. Learning that Gi-tae is hiding somewhere in a [fishing village](/source/fishing_village), Pil-seong uses a [bullhorn](/source/bullhorn) and asks Gi-tae to reveal himself. Realizing that Pil-seong has the money and Jaeseok's cell phone, Gi-tae calls him and tells him that he is next to the manhwa shop where his family works. Holding a gasoline tank, he gives Pil-seong one hour to meet him and bring the money, or else he'll destroy the manhwa shop with his family inside. Pil-seong did as he was told but also asked his colleagues and [policemen](/source/policemen) to arrive at his family's manhwa shop. Pil-seong arrived in a small fenced area and buried the money before Gi-tae came. Wanting to capture Gi-tae, he non-fatally shoots him in the stomach with his handgun. He discards his handgun and takes Gi-tae's knife and asks for a [fair fight](/source/hand_to_hand_combat). The battle then ensures as both Pil-seong and Gi-tae beat each other up to the pulp. Finally cornering Pil-seong, Gi-tae asks him for the money and threatens to kill him if he doesn't. Gi-tae finds the money and walks off. However, Pil-seong regained consciousness and eventually defeated his opponent by accurately striking him in the upper rib cage. Pil-seong is barely conscious of the fight but is satisfied with his efforts to capture Gi-tae. Pil-seong's colleagues later find him in the cell sleeping with Gi-tae handcuffed. A few days later, Pil-seong and his colleagues were awarded a higher position as officers and led a ceremonial parade to Pil-seong's daughter's school. The film ends as Pil-seong and their fellow officers give a [salute](/source/salute). == Cast == * [Kim Yoon-seok](/source/Kim_Yoon-seok) as Jo Pil-seong * [Jung Kyung-ho](/source/Jung_Kyung-ho) as Song Gi-tae * [Kyeon Mi-ri](/source/Kyeon_Mi-ri) as Detective Jo's wife * [Sunwoo Sun](/source/Sunwoo_Sun) as Kyeong-joo, Gi-tae's girlfriend * Kim Ji-na as Ok-soon * [Shin Jung-geun](/source/Shin_Jung-geun) as Yong-bae * [Choi Kwon](/source/Choi_Kwon) as Pyo Jae-seok * Kim Hye-ji as Joo-rang * [Joo Jin-mo](/source/Joo_Jin-mo_(actor%2C_born_1958)) as Team leader Yang * [Lee Moo-saeng](/source/Lee_Moo-saeng) as Detective Lee == Release and box office == ''Running Turtle'' opened in South Korea on June 11, 2009 and [topped the box office](/source/List_of_2009_box_office_number-one_films_in_South_Korea) over its first weekend with a total of 480,293 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2009.06.12+~+2009.06.14 Korean Box Office Week-end 2009.06.12 ~ 2009.06.14]". ''[Hancinema](/source/Hancinema)''. Retrieved on 20 August 2009. It led the box office for a second consecutive weekend,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2009.06.19+~+2009.06.21 Korean Box Office Week-end 2009.06.19 ~ 2009.06.21]". ''[Hancinema](/source/Hancinema)''. Retrieved on 20 August 2009. and as of August 2 had accumulated a total of 3,051,136 admissions and grossed {{USD|16,823,955}}."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2009.07.31+~+2009.08.02 Korean Box Office Week-end 2009.07.31 ~ 2009.08.02]". ''[Hancinema](/source/Hancinema)''. Retrieved on 20 August 2009."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2009&wk=31&p=.htm South Korea Box Office July 31–August 2, 2009]". ''[Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo)''. Retrieved on 20 August 2009. == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{official website|http://www.run2009.co.kr/}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{hancinema film|Running_Turtle|Running Turtle}} * {{kmdb film|10255|Running Turtle}} * {{IMDb title|1517239|Running Turtle}} Category:2009 films Category:2009 Korean-language films Category:2000s crime action films Category:2009 action comedy films Category:2009 martial arts films Category:South Korean detective films Category:South Korean action comedy films Category:South Korean crime action films Category:South Korean martial arts films Category:Showbox films Category:2009 South Korean films --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Running Turtle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Turtle) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_Turtle?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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