Runway Cop
| Runway Cop | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Runway Cop | |
| Directed by | Shin Tae-ra |
| Produced by | Han Sang-bum |
| Starring |
Kang Ji-hwan Sung Yu-ri |
| Studio | Film Company Hong |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 차형사 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 車警官 |
| Revised Romanization | Cha Hyungsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch‘a Hyŏngsa |
Runway Cop (Hangul: 차형사; hanja: 車警官; RR: Cha Hyungsa, literally Detective Cha) is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring Kang Ji-hwan and Sung Yu-ri and directed by Shin Tae-ra. It tells the story of an overzealous and overweight detective Cha Cheol-soo who goes undercover as a fashion model in order to solve a case. This reunites the two leads since television series Hong Dil Gong[1] and second film Kang has worked on with Shin since My Girlfriend is an Agent in 2008. It was released on May 30, 2012 by CJ Enrertainment and ran for 110 minutes.[2]
Plot
Cha Chul-soo (Kang Ji-hwan) is an overyealous and overweight detective who stops at nothing to catch his suspect. He doesn’t a waste any precious moment to shower, and dresses in ramshackle and sometimes dirty clothes. However when another cop was injured and unable to go undercover in the city's biggest criminal cases, he steps up to the plate and accepts the challenge to be transformed into a runway model in 60 days. Among the challenges of losing 20 kilograms in 2 weeks, Cha also have to work with high school alum Ko Young-jae (Sung Yu-ri), who is the designer. Convinced he stinks and will ruin her show, she sets him the impossible. With so much to learn in such a short period of time, Cha case turns into the biggest radical makeover at the hands of fashion designer.[3]
Cast
- Kang Ji-hwan - Detective Cha Chul-soo[4]
- Sung Yu-ri - Fashion designer Ko Young-jae[5]
- Kim Young-kwang - Han Seung-woo
- Lee Soo-hyuk - Top model Kim Sun-ho
- Shin Min-chul - Min-seung
References
- ↑ "트위터페이스북미투데이싸이월드공감요즘'차형사' 강지환 맞아?..'마성의 D라인' 파격변신". Stoo (in Korean). 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "Runaway Cop (2012)". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "Moive overview: Runway Cop (2012)". CJ Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ Suk, Monica (18 April 2012). "Kang Ji-hwan, Sung Yu-ri's comedy "Runway Cop" to hit local theaters next month". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ↑ "성유리-강지환, <차형사> 캐스팅... <7급 공무원> 감독과 작업". 10Asia (in Korean). 13 October 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
External links
- Official website (Korean)
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