Original subtitles

Lee San Production

Bae Chang-Ho

Kang Ki-Hwa

The Road

Written and Directed by Bae Chang-Ho

Attention, please.

Be careful not to buy the ones

fattened up with water.

- How much? - 48,000 won.

- Can't you give me a discount? - Already discounted.

- A little more. - Notjust a little, more.

Bring me a bucket of water. A cart! Make way.

Bring me a bucket of water

It's not a seat for your ass!

- Can you sharpen this? - Impossible. It's steel.

- It's U.S. made. - I said it's impossible.

But it's U.S. made.

These are U.S. made too.

The machine made tools are cheaper and sell better.

Do you think I'm a fool airing the furnace all day.

Anyone can make hundreds of sickles a day with a machine.

But, machine-made tools can't compare

with traditional-made like these.

It's not the same quality.

With a machine you can make more money

and save your energy, stupid.

Son of a bitch.

Give me some stew.

Show me your tool first then I'll give you some.

But I doubt your old tool works well.

Wine first, I'm thirsty.

Must've made a lot of money today.

Those blacksmiths with machines will put me out of business.

Where to next?

Galdam, in two days.

Bring me back some bean leaves.

Give me some money.

Fill it up.

- Want to eat something? - Not too much,

just some rice and Kimchi.

You miser. Saving money to get a young wife?

If I die, will you pay for my funeral?

Going from market to market I may die on the road.

I have to save some money for my funeral.

One more.

No more.

You get drunk every market day

You better stop or your wife will leave you.

Safe trip home.

When you were young you should've opened a shop.

You wouldn't need to wander about carrying those heavy things.

What son of a bitch would do this job for money.

It's a job I like.

When I feel anger

or sadness burning my insides,

hammering makes it all go away. Only blacksmiths know that.

I was so pretty then.

Look. I'm as pretty as Chun-Hyang.

You look like her mother.

This is a picture with Duk-Soo.

Have a look.

Bring me some rice, now.

You get mad when I speak of Duk-Soo.

He was your best friend, wasn't he?

Duk-Soo should go to hell!

How could he have done that to me.

How could he?

Twenty years ago, he was my best friend.

When you fall in love with a girl. You should do like me.

Don't change your mind. Don't break your word.

Oh my darling, My beloved darling.

Let's dance like a flower and butterfly.

And our love will grow deeper and deeper.

I see Young-Sik's father coming.

How are you?

You look happy, welcome home.

- Can you sharpen our sickle? - OK, later.

Young-sik! Your daddy is coming home!

Young-Sik. It's for you.

Right.

I love you higher than a mountain.

I love you wider than the sea.

My love, my dear love

Like a camellia that blooms by the sea,

our love is beautiful.

Like a fisherman's net in the Yeonpyung sea, our love is entwined.

My love, my dear love. Oh my goddness.

Oh my goddness.

This stop Sangbong-Ri.

Thief! Nobody get off.

Close the door. There's a thief on this bus.

What's wrong?

Take the bus to the police station. Right now.

Oh my goddness.

What's up?

The bus can go.

Alright.

Your I.D.

It's a watery one.

Have you been to prison before?

Probably have.

How many times?

People still carry this.

Do you know what it is? It's an anvil for hammering.

You're young, how do you know that?

My uncle is a blacksmith in Hwasun.

Really?

- Take it. - I will.

Hey, come here.

Give me your bag.

- Where are you going? - To Danchun-Gol near Shinjang-Ri.

- Do you live there? - No, Seoul.

Officer, not in the bag. It must be in her stocking.

Stop.

Why are you going to Danchun-Gol?

My father passed away. I'm going to his funeral.

You wear a smile badge to your father's funeral.

Open this.

Do it quickly.

You have a baby?

You're going to a funeral.

Why are you carrying these things?

None of your business.

Oh, no!

The money is here When did I hide it there?

Maybe this money has feet.

So sorry, goodbye.

Your skirt is too short.

You should get a haircut.

Sir, your I.D.

Eat this on your way to Galdam.

Why are you laughing at an old man?

Excuse me, which way is Shinjang-Ri?

Follow me. That was the last bus.

Hurry up! Are you going to walk like a sparrow?

Do you have some toilet paper?

No. Wait.

That's OK.

When you fall in love with a girl. You should do like me.

Don't change your mind. Don't break your word.

The song you're singing, it's quite old.

How do you know it?

I learnt it from my father.

What did he do?

He was a charcoal-maker.

What do you do in Seoul?

I was an elevator girl at a department store.

But I was fired because they said I was ill.

I just dozed off sometimes.

At first, I worked at a sewing factory

bending my back like a prawn for 16 hours a day.

When we fell asleep,

the supervisor pricked us with a needle.

We didn't even have enough time to eat.

The rice was covered with dust,

but we ate it anyway.

A year later,

I moved to a textile factory.

They gave us nice uniforms and the food was good.

There was a supervisor, Mr. Kim.

He was very skilled and he was kind to me.

He made sure I was paid well.

When I was off he took me to the movies and the park.

Then I became pregnant.

He took me to a run-down hospital.

An old doctor in a dirty gown

told me to lie down.

Even under anesthesia

it hurt so badly I cried out,

Mom! Mommy!

When I left the hospital it was already dark.

The alley was filthy and stunk.

I looked back at the hospital and spit.

When you fall in love with a girl. You should do like me.

Don't change your mind. Don't break your word.

Son of bitch, Duk-Soo!

Even then he had something up his sleeve.

He gave me that thing for a purpose.

Tae-Suk, this mirror is for your wife.

- Tell her you bought it. - Why did you do that?

- We'll say goodbye here. - Okay.

- See you at Sunchang market. - Bye.

This is Scent of Music lts April 2, 1956

Our first song is a violin solo called "Londonderry Air"

Be careful. You might hurt my ear.

Don't be afraid. It's almost out.

Look what I found.

A wax ball as big as a pinecone.

Now I can hear better.

Wash your ears well

and your nostrils, too.

OK

Turn around.

Honey, please stop this vagabond work

and open a shop in town.

- I don't have money for a shop. - We can sell the house.

Never. I inherited it from my father.

And... I like working from market to market.

The fate of vagabond?

- You really bought this for me? - Yes.

But you don't have an eye for pretty things.

Tell me the truth. Who bought this?

Duk-Soo.

Really, I thought it was Duk-Soo. He has an eye for these things.

I'll carry you on my back. I'm so grateful to you.

You only know how to carry me.

- Come on, darling. - You'll wake Young-Sik.

My love, my dear love.

Gold can't buy you Silver can't buy you

- Sorry I'm late. - It's OK. Have a drink.

You don't look so good. What happened?

Tae-Suk, I'm starting a new business.

What kind?

I'll buy silk, dye it with indigo and sell it.

A dealer in Kwangju told me it'll be ten times more money.

Tae-Suk, lend me some money.

Sure.

I need two hundred thousand for ten rolls of silk.

It's a good season for indigo.

Think of the profit.

I don't have that much.

Anyway, why don't you stop selling at the markets?

Dyeing is more suitable to your nature

and you'll feel free.

Jinju-Daek! More wine.

And more food.

Why do you shout like that.

I'll quit selling this stuff.

- What are you doing. - Isn't it what you wanted?

You're crazy.

Jinju-Daek! Bring me some scissors.

I'll cut all those up.

Bring me the scissors.

Are you my friend?

If you are you should believe in me.

That's a friend. But what?

You want me to do the same thing all my life?

Duk-Soo, I'm sorry. I apologize.

Jinju-Daek! Scissors.

I'll cut all this up.

When you fall in love with a girl. You should do like me.

Don't change your mind. Don't break your word.

Oh my darling Oh my beloved darling...

Flowers and...

How beautiful it is with indigo.

Looks like a piece of blue sky.

You know when I see lovely indigo. It makes me feel sad.

It reminds me of my mother's skirt. She left me, when I was boy.

Duk-Soo. With this you can borrow money.

It's the rights to my house.

I can't take it What about your wife?

She didn't say anything.

Thank you. I'm so sorry for what I said.

Stop crying. Somebody will see.

It's ten times more money. I'll give it back with interest.

OK

Take this. Give it to your wife.

With this she'll be as beautiful as a flower.

I've finished work. Let's have a drink in town.

- And see you drunk again? - Just one bottle.

- Really? - I swear.

Here's where we say goodbye.

I don't think there's a bus for Shinjang-Ri.

Anyway take care of yourself.

- Goodbye. - Bye.

What are you doing there?

You bastard.

I thought you were the police. My goodness.

Why don't you make taffy with flour.

Don't use expensive rice, It's against the law.

You want me to make poor taffy?

Making good taffy is not a crime.

But to make it good, I have to do it in secret.

It's a strange world. Come and press this.

Here.

An Orange? What an expensive fruit

The roads will be snowy. Not many people for the market.

Why did you ask me to come?

- Did you miss me so much? - Not at all.

A few days ago. Someone came to see me.

Your wife, Gui-Ok.

What the hell did she come here for?

There's something important. She wants to see you.

She's still living in the same house.

Why didn't you send her away.

Why did you let that bitch in.

She insisted I tell you.

What the hell does she want?

The rice is almost ready. Stay and eat.

What fucking snow. No business today.

There's a passenger for Shinjang-Ri.

Shall we skate by bus?

The road is too icy. I barely made it here.

Give me some Soju.

- Put it on my bill. - I'm closing soon.

It's not hot enough.

Would you like some?

There's no bus to Shinjang-Ri.

I must get there tonight.

How can you?

I'm the bus driver. No bus until the snow melts.

And tomorrow?

Tomorrow, I doubt it.

Do you want some.

And some Soju?

Frankly, when I walked in,

I saw an angel.

I couldn't believe my eyes.

How lovely.

- What are you doing? - What?

You know we like each other.

Don't pretend.

You came here for this.

Hey!

Hey! Hey!

What? Is there a fire?

You know the girl

I brought with the red coat.

- You found she has three nipples? - I just took off one of her stockings

and she started shaking badly.

Have a look yourself.

You did something to her to make her shake like that.

No way.

- You drugged her. - Nonsense.

Drugs would make her feel good not shake like that.

- The drug was too strong. - I didn't do anything.

Where are you going?

- She might be dead. - Let me go.

I know her. She'll be alright soon.

She's an epileptic, right?

Shouldn't have paid in advance.

You really know her?

Mister.

I'm staying here too.

- Where's the driver? - I sent him away.

You did? Thank you.

Bastard!

Hope he spends his whole life driving a bus.

I need to go to the toilet.

- Mister? - Yeah.

- Can I go? - Sure.

It's cold.

I want to lie down.

I have something to ask you.

The mirror, where did you get it?

It's from my father.

- He passed away? - Yes.

- Where was he born? - In Bulgyo.

His name is Duk-Soo.

He was a silk dyer.

Yes, Kim Duk-Soo How do you know him?

A long time ago, we knew each other.

What a small world.

I guess we were meant to meet.

Duk-Soo is dead.

At last he's paid for what he did to me.

Are you beaten by your teacher sometimes?

Yes.

The teacher beats you to make you a good student, right?

Yes.

When I make tools I beat them for the same reason.

And this, this is the way to do it with a woman.

know what I mean?

Tae-Suk.

- Let's go. - I don't have time to drink.

- We have to hurry. - See you at the tavern later.

Duk-Soo is trying to drown himself.

You must stop him.

What happened?

An hour ago, Duk-Soo came to buy some rat poison from me.

But I said no.

Then he went to the river.

He's drunk again

A wood seller told me

Duk-Soo lost all his money gambling.

I want to die. Let me go.

I have to die. Let me die.

Let me go! Let me go! Let me go!

Stop being foolish.

You gambled with Quick Knife's gang,

They even kill people.

How much did you lose?

All you earned today?

I want to die.

- Your goods also? - Let me die.

Forget it. You can earn more money later.

I made some money today. Let's divide it.

I'm sorry, Tae-Suk.

Can you forgive me?

You'll never forgive me.

We're friends. I can.

I lost the rights to your house too.

I'm looking for Quick Knife.

- Who is Quick Knife? - I'm over here.

What do you want?

Do you want to see my face?

My friend made a big mistake.

Please return the deed to my house.

Is there a new law to give back lost money?

Please. I'll give you all I have.

I lost my appetite. Let's go.

The weather is so annoying.

Please give it back.

I beg you.

A mountain is a mountain. A river is a river.

What's done is done.

Shut your mouth and fuck off.

Give it back.

You fucking asshole.

Son of a bitch.

I'll give you a week to leave your house.

Go on. It's none of your business.

Give it back.

Four years later. I was released from prison.

Many things had changed.

Where the sea had once been there were rice fields.

- This is Jinbong, right? - Yes.

A cup of cold tea.

Fill it up.

That's good.

- How much is it? - 50 won.

I'll take it.

What would you like?

Something for indigestion.

Young-Sik

Young-Sik, Come here.

You're grown up. I'm your dad.

Wait!

Wait!

Wait!

Mister...

Mister

Mister

I thought you were sleeping. So I didn't say goodbye.

Goodbye sir.

You're going the wrong way.

The bus isn't that way.

There's no bus for Shinjang-Ri.

I'm going on foot.

Walking?

With those clothes. Are you crazy?

It's over 8 miles. You're going to walk.

Do you want to freeze to death?

Do you think what will happen?

What makes you so foolish.

Your father is dead.

Now you want to die, too.

Give her some thick-padded trousers

and a pair of boots

He deserved to die. He deserved it.

He couldn't have died comfortably.

How could he...

What are you doing? Hurry up.

We should arrive before sunset.

How's it going?

There's no more Makoli left in the village.

This pot was for Young-Suk's father

but I begged them for it.

In our village there's no undertaker.

So I called one from another village

but he couldn't come

I heard Shin-Young arrived with someone.

Shing-Young, How did you get here in this weather.

He brought me.

Thank you for your kindness.

Shing-Young, We can't dig a grave now with the snow.

We'd better wait a couple of days.

By the way, Have you prepared something?

The money for the funeral.

No, I haven't.

Well, then we're in trouble.

Your father called me a few days before he died.

And said "please make me a shroud with this cotton cloth".

This is all he left.

We need money to make a shroud

and to buy wood for a coffin.

At least we should buy Makoli for the pallbearers.

This village is too poor. We can't collect money from the neighbors.

Shing-Young

You are responsible for this funeral. How could you come empty-handed.

- You've become so pretty. - You too.

- You had your hair done? - No, I did it myself.

She's so thoughtless.

Here.

With this try to manage.

With this amount, we'll be able to do it.

Then, I'd better start preparing.

Excuse me, sir.

I hope the snow melts soon.

Can I ask your name?

I'm Kim.

Mr. Kim Tae-Suk the blacksmith?

How do you know me?

My guess was right.

When you gave me that money

I thought it might be you.

Before he died,

Duk-Soo asked me to give this letter

and package to Mr Kim the blacksmith.

He said I could find you

at Galdam or Goksung maket.

Now I've fulfilled his wish.

I'll be back tomorrow morning.

Where is Shing-Young?

Dear Tae-Suk...

Before I die,

I want to tell you the truth.

While you were in prison

your wife survived doing sewing work at home.

The day you saw us

I had introduced her to a shop owner in town.

I was a little drunk and felt so good.

Everything happened because of indigo.

The sky was as blue as indigo.

Your wife was wearing a beautiful indigo Hanbok.

I almost cried,

thinking of my mother who left me.

I just wanted to stay with your wife a little longer.

So I asked her to give me some more wine.

I couldn't help myself.

The moment you saw us

I wanted to kill myself.

I thought it was the only way to ask your forgiveness.

But I couldn't do it.

Instead I went to your wife.

and begged her to live with me.

She refused by giving me back the Hanbok made from my cloth

and the mirror too.

Since then, I've written many letters

but could never send them to you.

Tae-Suk, please forgive me

I didn't see you there.

You were so into reading the letter.

My father did something bad to you didn't he?

He was a drunkard, a liar and a flirt.

On my eighth birthday

my father took me to the market.

He bought me a pair of shoes and chinese noodles.

It was the first time I tried them.

They were so delicious

and I licked the bowl clean.

Then we left the restaurant.

Father told me to wait

and gave me 100 won to buy marshmallows.

I finished two or three

and was still waiting.

I spent all the money and he still hadn't come back.

The marshmallow seller left

and then it got dark.

I cried as I ran around the market calling my father.

Then I saw a neighbor.

He told me my father and a woman

had gotten on a bus and left.

I came back home with the neighbor.

But my father never returned.

I waited for him for several days.

One night I woke up and I was alone.

I was so frightened.

I cried out.

Daddy! Daddy!

You bastard Bastard!

That's right. Your father is a real bastard.

But what can we do?

He's dead.

What can we do to a dead man?

Just let him go.

Let's bury him well.

When we bury him.

Let's bury the bad memories of him too.

That's it.

Have mercy on me.

Please listen well, everybody.

Departing from this life.

I've found another world.

I can't come back. I'm leaving you.

I'm leaving to the northern mountains.

I'm leaving my home.

I'm leaving my friends.

I can't come back. I'm leaving you.

Sleep well, dad.

Your poor body,

and your sad soul.

May your spirit go in peace.

Your body was made of earth

and will turn back to earth.

Here's a ticket for Chunju

and some food for the journey.

In Seoul, use this to learn a skill to make a living.

No, I can't take it.

I owed some money to your father from a long time ago.

If I pay it back, I'll feel free.

Shin-Young, wait.

I have a favor to ask.

You know the small mirror,

can I have it?

You're going to give it to someone?

Yes.

From now on you have to smile.

The bus is leaving.

All right

Come in.

Please sit down.

Spring is coming. I feel so lazy.

I'll take it.

I should take this out.

You should get a haircut more often.

It looks like a bird's nest.

I can't believe it.

You're Tae-Suk.

How have you been?

I haven't seen you

for more than 20 years

Am I so old?

You have less wrinkles than me.

You've come back home?

Your wife is well.

Your son, Young-Sik has the same whirl of hair as you.

Start cutting.

How do you want it?

- Should I use clippers? - No.

I want it the way you used to cut it.

Like before? Robert Taylor style.

That's right.

O.K. I'll do my best.

Young-Sik

Yes, mother.

Tell Hae-Jung to come here.

I want her to try on this wedding Hanbok.

Hae-Jung

Please come here.

- Mother wants you. - Yes

You say please, to your bride?

You'll spoil her.

- Yes, mother. - Try this top on.

- It's beautiful. - Just try it on.

How do I look?

- You look Like an angel. - Really?

My mother is the best seamstress in town.

You know.

It fits. It looks good on you.

It's time to prepare dinner.

The birds have been singing all day.

Mother, thank you for the Hanbok.

- Let me carry you on my back. - Stop

She'll be jealous if you do it?

No, she won't. Please.

- Mother, please. - Stop.

My love, my dear love

Gold can't buy you Silver can't buy you

Like a fisherman's net in the Changpyung sea,

our love is entwined.

That's wrong.

It's Yeonpyung sea, not Changpyung sea.

Like a fisherman's net in the Yeonpyung sea,

our love is entwined.

- Young-Sik - Yes, mother

Last night, I saw your father in my dream.

I dreamt he walked to the village,

wearing a new suit.

Does it mean something bad is going to happen to him?

Nonsense.

You miss father so much,

you see him in dreams.

My love my dear love.

Dear, take care until you come back home.

Young-Sik, say goodbye to your dad.

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