Original subtitles

Adapted from the novel by Hwang Soon-won

The Shower

Created by Kim Seung

Screenplay by Lee Jin-mo Embellished by Yoon Sam-yook

Cinematography by Lee Seong-chun

Lighting by Son Han-su Music by Chung Seong-jo

Recording by Korea Film Corporation and supervised by Kim Byoung-soo Sound effects by Kim Gyoung-il

Props by Cha Soon-ha Stills by Choi Seung-hwa

Film developed by Korea Natural Color Lab and supervised by Kim Min-soo

Starring Lee Young-su & Cho Yoon-sook

Producer Suh Byoung-jik

Director Go Young-nam

- Yuni, we're nearing our station. - Okay.

- Giddy up! - Daddy, look at him!

Steady!

Steady! Stop fooling around!

What's so funny, you snot?

My beloved country road Bumpety bump goes my oxcart

Why are you back so late? You'll never finish your chores!

Dad's not back yet?

If only he'd get back before the sun sets.

- Seok! - Who is it?

Come here for a minute.

What do you want?

Wanna get your rooster and mine to fight?

You serious?

- Of course! Bring your rooster to the stream. - You're on! You better be there!

What are you up to now? You little...

I told you to make the cattle feed! Where the heck do you think you're going?

- I'll get to it! - Do it now!

Fine!

You! Is cockfighting all you do day in, day out?

No! I gave it a rest yesterday!

Bugger...

Grandpa!

Heavens! Who's this?

It's my darling Yuni! Look how big you've grown!

- How have you been, Grandpa? - Good, good.

I missed you.

I missed you so much it hurt, sweetie.

Where's Grandma?

She's probably in the fields. Let's go in.

- Who's here? - It's Jun-go, Grandmother.

Grandma!

Yuni, you're here! How big you've grown!

Come on, let's go inside.

- Come on! - Yes, Ma'am.

What on earth's keeping your father?

He's probably reached the village school valley by now.

More likely he's stopped at the tavern for drinks!

No. He's now passing the trees by the pavilion.

And he takes a turn... Passes Gi-nam's place...

Stop idling and do your homework!

Right past Ok-bun's place! Walks past the outhouse towards home

quickening his footsteps!

At last he's home!

See? He's here! I'm a wizard!

Wizard? What are you talking about?

And what's got you so tickled?

Like father like son.

He knew exactly when you'd walk in.

What are you up to, boy?

See? His breath doesn't smell of drinks.

Drinks? I didn't even get to look at a bottle!

Honey, I'm hungry. Where's my dinner?

Goodness, what was I thinking?

- What kept you so late, anyway? - Here, Mom.

I dropped by Mr. Yoon's place in the valley.

What for?

I was hoping he'd lease some of his farmland.

And you got turned down?

Not exactly...

Remember the grandson who had an auto business in Seoul?

You mean Master Jun-go?

Yes. Jun-gu's business went bust.

So he's back home with his daughter.

What a shame.

Such a grand old family...

Who'd have thought they'd blow it all overnight?

- Didn't I warn you? - I'm sorry.

It's not just the land I had to sell!

One of our ancestors was a prime minister! You've dishonored our family name!

So where's your wife?

I sent her to live with her parents for a while.

You're hopeless...

This poor little thing...

My beloved country road Bumpety bump goes my oxcart

She must be new. Quite pretty, isn't she?

So what if she's new? She's putting on airs!

- Tell me about it. - Who says she's putting on airs?

She just looks that way because she's from Seoul.

What would you know?

- I do know! - Big deal! What are you scowling at me for?

Your face is like a lump of cow dung

Look who's talking!

Chirp chirp...

Chirp chirp goes the watercock in the rice paddy

Cuckoo cuckoo goes the cuckoo bird in the forest

Ring ring get out of my way Here comes my bicycle ring ring

Hey you over there you stupid boy Get out of the way or else

Why that little... How dare she...

One punch and she's...

Look at Jeong-shik's pecker!

Get lost, nerd!

She'd better not bug me again. Or she'll really get it from me.

My beloved country road Bumpety bump goes my oxcart

What's she doing sitting there again?

We'll see who's smarter.

So pretty...

Wow, minnows!

Oh, water beetles too!

Slow down, boy! You'll trip me up!

Go faster then!

How can I go fast carrying so much wood?

- Then let me go first. - Be my guest!

- You're in my way! - You want me to jump into the water?

- Hurry up! - What a weird kid...

Seok! ls my brother coming?

Don't call me Seok! I'm older than you!

But that's your name! Why can't I call you Seok?

- You're asking for it! - Weirdo!

Next time I get my hands on you, you're dead meat!

Just my luck.

There you are.

How dare she block my way. She better not be there tomorrow

or she's gonna get it from me.

Why are you muttering like some crazy monk?

- I'm hungry! Where's my dinner? - In the kitchen! Get it yourself!

Why do I have to do everything around here?

- Block the way! - I got it!

Block the way!

Gotcha!

Wow, it's a big one! Put him in the basket.

- Drive them this way! - That's what I'm doing!

I said drive them over!

Hey, they're here!

They're getting away!

Here they are! They're moving your way!

Why aren't you catching them?

- Let's go somewhere else. - Such a wet blanket...

Stupid girl, you're bad luck!

You're good. Isn't it dangerous?

You're faster than a machine.

Is that for rabbits or for cows?

Do you have rabbits?

Why are you following me?

The white half moon that comes out in the day

Could it be a gourd the sun threw away?

Seok! He's buying ice cream! Come on!

Today I'll get there before you.

Damn the little...

Wish I could dunk her in the stream.

You won't catch a thing that way, stupid.

Ha! Knew you couldn't keep it up.

Hey, stupid!

Why you little...

- Seok! Get the ball! - I'm not playing any more.

What the... Hey! Throw us the ball!

Where's my pencil?

- What's that you just picked up? Candy? - It's nothing.

- Let me see! - No!

Scared I'll take your candy? Petty little prick.

It's nothing.

- Kim Gi-nam! - Yes, sir!

Why are you talking in class?

Stand up and read page 16 out loud.

1. Revolution of the earth and the moon!

3. Revolution of the earth! Constellation of the four seasons!

Spotting Leo in the Spring!

Spotting Scorpio in the Summer!

Seok! Breakfast is ready!

Look at this! The pesticide's not working...

Why are you digging through your drawers?

I'm changing.

I put clean clothes out for you!

No, I'm wearing this.

But you were saving that for Thanksgiving!

Clothes are clothes. I can wear whatever I want.

He used to save that shirt just for special occasions.

What's gotten into him?

The way you act, boy,

you're as fickle-minded as your grandmother.

Let him be. He just wants to pick his own clothes.

I'm off!

What about your breakfast?

Watch it, boy!

Seok! Seok!

What's the occasion? You're all dressed up.

You call this dressed up? Get lost!

Big fat showoff!

Class B challenged us to a football game. Let's go.

Count me out.

Scared you'll get your new clothes dirty?

Stop bugging me or you're dead meat!

A cinnamon tree and a rabbit or two

What are you looking at? Scoot!

I said scoot! Hillbillies... Quit staring!

Who's he calling hillbillies when he's the hillbilly?

Damn that stone in your pocket!

What's wrong?

I hurt my fingers washing your shirt is what's wrong!

- What did you do with the pebble? - Threw it out, of course!

How could you? Where did you throw it?

What are you getting mad for?

- I said where is it? - Over there!

How could you dump it here?

Have lunch and then go cut grass for the cow.

Rah rah blue team! Way to go blue team!

Rah rah blue team! Way to go white team! Rah rah blue team!

Wanna bet who wins? Loser buys cake.

- Oh shut up. - Scared you'll lose?

Way to go white team! Rah rah blue team!

Rah rah blue team! Rah rah blue team!

One and two and three and four...

One and two and three and four and five...

- Rah rah blue team! - Hey, Seok! Wake up!

Ready?

Not bad!

One two three four five six seven...

Hey! Wait up!

It dropped! The one next to it is bigger.

- What? - The next one!

They're big. Such a pretty color!

Who's stealing my chestnuts? Stop right there!

Hurry up!

- What are you eating? - Chestnuts!

Where did you get them?

- Hand them over! - Stop it!

Keep on turning!

- This way! - How dare they...

What a horse face.

Who do you think you are making her cry like that?

- Puny little buggers... - What's it got to do with you?

She messed up our fishing the other day.

You spoiling for a fight?

I catch you bullying her again and you're dead meat.

I'm so scared!

- Go ahead! - You think I'm joking? I'll show you...

- Why you little... - You've got the nerve!

- Let go! - In your dreams!

You little...

I'm not finished!

Stop fighting!

Stop fighting

Get out of the way!

- I'll hold his legs while you punch him. - Okay.

- Let go of me! - Beat him up!

Do it!

You rotten buggers! Break it up!

Let's get out of here!

I saw you fighting with those boys.

- I'm sorry you got hurt because of me. - It wasn't because of you.

Hey, stupid!

What did you say?

Now you want to sell this ancestral home?

What other choice is there?

How can I just stand by

and watch this family perish?

My heart's breaking too, you know.

And whose fault is that? You have only yourself to blame!

Grandfather just give me one more chance.

No way! Over my dead body!

You're not touching one single tile on this house.

Why do the darn crows keep coming these days?

Giving up now is worse than death.

Incompetent fool...

Shoo! Fly far far away!

Shoo! Shoo!

- Done for the day? - Yes.

The heat is unbearable today.

Tell me about it. The rats are scurrying about.

They can smell a shower coming.

Pour some water on my back.

Seok's not back from school?

He should be back soon. Saturday's a half-day.

That feels good!

I need him to keep the birds out of the rice paddy.

Hey!

What's the name of this shellfish?

Or don't you know?

Pink butterfly.

What a pretty name.

Hey!

Have you been over that mountain?

- No. - You wanna go?

It's so boring playing in the country by myself.

- It's farther than it looks. - It can't be that far.

I used to go even farther for picnics in Seoul.

Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

Let me try. Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!

This is fun! Shoo! Shoo!

Seok! Come home early and keep the sparrows away.

The scarecrow looks drunk.

- Hey! What's on your mind? - What? Nothing. Let's go!

Goodness, are you okay?

Damn the buggers who did this.

Did what?

You be careful when you walk through paddies. They make this to trip people up.

- How cunning! - Let's go!

- That was embarrassing. - Hey! Come look at this!

It must be a mother with her baby.

No. The big one's female and the small one male.

This tiny thing?

They must be shy!

Let's go!

Gotcha!

Oops!

There they go!

Look at this!

- Even cicadas can't escape once they're caught. - She'll die if she's left like this.

- That's for sure. - Let's set her free.

Let me do it!

Do you think she knows I rescued her?

She looks happy.

What's that over there?

A look-out shed.

Are the melons here good?

The watermelons are even better.

Wish I could have some.

- Let's go. - Okay.

- What if the owner gets mad? - It's my dad's.

- Try this. - How?

Like this!

If you don't burp after having radish, it's better than ginseng.

It's spicy! Too hot for me...

- It's not very good. Let's go! - Okay.

It's a water mill! Let's go look.

How come the mill's not turning?

Everyone uses electric mills these days.

- Let's start it up! - We can't. It's broken.

Let's take a look inside.

- No, you can't! - Why not?

- It's haunted by a virgin ghost! - Virgin ghost?

Yeah. Last year a virgin hanged herself inside.

Oh no! Why did she do that?

She was engaged to this guy but he fell in love

with another girl from Seoul and they ran away.

- Is it really haunted? - Of course!

When unmarried men go in, she'll go boo!

You're mean! So she'll leave me alone then!

What?

- Let's go inside! - No, it's scary.

- It's all superstition! - It really is haunted, I tell you!

- I'm not scared. - Then you go in by yourself.

Fine!

Oh Lord!

Oh Lord!

Hey!

Hey! I was just fooling around. Wake up!

This is bad... Hey! I'm sorry! Now what?

Oh Lord!

Flowers!

These are wild asters and these are bellflowers.

- Bellflowers? - Right.

I didn't know wild asters were so pretty. I love purple.

Do you?

What about the yellow ones that look like parasols?

- Valerians. - Valerians?

- Here! - Oh, they smell nice!

- Let's go sit on that rock. - Okay.

It's nice and cool here. The grass smells so sweet.

I'll pick out the purple ones for you.

- Hey! What are those? - Mushrooms.

Mushrooms?

I'll pick them for you.

It's okay.

- Oh Lord! - Did you hurt yourself?

Here.

Hold on tight.

- I skinned my knee. - I told you I'd do it.

- It hurts. - It looks bad.

- It stings. - Hold still.

What are you doing?

Ooh, that tickles! Hey, that tickles!

- You have to suck the germs out. - Shouldn't you spit it out?

Where are you going?

This will make you heal in no time.

Ouch.

You know what this is?

No.

- It's pine resin. - Pine resin?

You kids better go down. There's a shower coming.

- Shower? But the sky's so blue! - That's how showers come.

Isn't that thunder?

- Let's go down now. - Okay.

It's a shower!

There's a look-out shed over there!

Come here. It's leaking over there

Look at that!

It's cold.

Sit over here.

Give me your bag.

It's leaking over there as well.

Hey, get over here! Quick!

- One two three four. - Hey, come inside.

I'm fine.

Come inside! Why do you want to stand in the rain?

Come on!

- Come closer! - I'm fine.

No you're not! Come closer!

Is it itching? Want me to scratch your back?

- Here? - Yeah.

Look! Your back's giving off steam.

Oh no, water's coming in!

Aren't you cold?

- No. Are you? - Yes.

- It's stopped! - The sky's beautiful!

Let's get out of here! Hurry!

One two three four five six seven eight!

Everything looks so beautiful.

I wish I could rise to the sky.

Let's go home now.

Okay.

Sure you're up to it?

Ha! Hop on!

- Oops! - It's slippery.

- It's quite deep. - Hold on tight.

I'm home!

Didn't we tell you to keep the sparrows away from the crops?

- Why are you back so late? - Something came up.

What do you mean something came up? You're asking for a thrashing!

- You're always scolding me for nothing! - Get out!

Get out and stay out! Don't you dare come back!

- You think I'm scared? Think again! - Why you little...

I'll get you when you come back!

My beloved country road Bumpety bump goes my oxcart

The stream runs along the country road

- Do as I say! - No, I won't!

- Don't you dare run off! - I said no! Stop nagging!

Those clothes got soaked in the rain! Take them off!

- They need to be washed! - I said no!

- Do as I say! - Bye, dad!

- Wait till I get my hands on you! - What's the problem?

He refuses to take off those clothes. They're filthy!

I need you in the fields today.

That boy drives me mad!

Ouch! What did you push me for?

You call that pushing? I bumped into you. Little bugger...

Who's a little bugger?

- Piece of poop! - Big fat pig!

Watch your mouth! Or I'll rearrange it!

- Serves you right! - Bitchy little...

Look at him!

What's wrong? Could she be ill?

Grandma, I'm thirsty.

Right. Here you go. You poor thing

- Grandma, I'm scared. - Dry lightning is good.

Dry lightning brings good luck and a big harvest.

- Really? Where's Daddy? - Probably in the tavern.

- Why does he keep drinking? - Lie down now.

He keeps getting drunk and arguing with Grandpa. No wonder I'm sick.

You're right. So I gave him a huge scolding.

- He won't do it again. - Grandma, are we moving?

I don't know.

Grandma, tell me a story.

You need to sleep. You must get better to go back to school.

I don't want to sleep. Just one story, please!

People who like stories too much will stay poor.

Fine with me. Just one story, please.

I've run out of stories.

I don't mind hearing them again.

Let's see...

- You know Fox Hill, don't you? - Yes.

It's called Fox Hill

because there are so many foxes there.

Once there was a young man who lived over Fox Hill.

He climbed the hill to go to school each day.

He was smart and a good student, too.

Then one day, on his way to school,

a beautiful girl appeared on Fox Hill.

She grabbed his ears and kissed him smack on the lips.

Then she slipped a pretty pearl

from her mouth to the young man's mouth.

Back and forth went the colored pearl.

The young man was so entranced by her beauty

that he did as she asked.

So back and forth went the pearl between them 12 times

before the beautiful girl left him without a word.

Everyday as the young man went to school and back,

the girl appeared to kiss him.

But as time went by he became weaker and weaker

and he began to fall behind in school.

So the schoolmaster asked him one day,

Why are you doing so poorly? Why do you look so ill?

And then?

The young man said, "I'm busy after school

feeding the cow and cutting grass to make feed.

But I'm not at all ill, sir."

But with each passing day, the young man grew paler.

So one day the schoolmaster trailed the young man.

The thread's...

Come on, what happened next?

He hid and watched the young man and the girl kiss.

The next day, he called the young man to him

and told him, "When she passes you the pearl,

swallow it, or else you'll die."

The next day the schoolmaster trailed him again,

but the young man failed to swallow the pearl.

Darn, he should have swallowed it. And then?

The next day the schoolmaster shouted at the young man,

If you don't swallow the pearl, you'll die this time!

So that day as the young man climbed Fox Hill,

the same girl appeared to grab his ears and kiss him.

Again she passed the pearl from her mouth to his.

This time he shut his eyes and swallowed the pearl.

Then the beautiful girl suddenly turned into a big fox

and collapsed to the ground and died on the spot.

Oh my! And then?

When the young man opened his eyes,

the beautiful girl was gone

and a big dead fox was lying where she had been.

He was so shocked that he fainted.

Oh dear! What happened to him?

If he'd kept kissing her for 3 more days, he would've died.

But the schoolmaster had saved him.

So he studied hard and passed the state exams.

Do foxes still turn into beautiful girls these days?

- It's all in the past. - That was a good story.

It's time to take your medicine and go back to sleep.

Swallow it!

I was sick all this time.

I see.

- I knew it. - Knew what?

I knew I'd meet you here.

Is it because you got caught in the shower?

I guess so.

- Are you better now? - Not yet.

Then you should be in bed.

I got tired of being cooped up. I forgot to say I had fun that day.

And I got this stain on my blouse that won't come off.

Where do you think it came from?

I thought about it.

Remember carrying me across the stream on your back?

I think the stain came from something stuck to your back

Oh! I almost forgot. We picked dates this morning.

For the ancestral rites tonight. Here.

My great-grandpa planted the trees. They're sweet.

And big, too!

And after tonight's ancestral rites, we'll be selling our house.

I don't know why but I don't want to move.

Though it's up to the grownups and I don't have a choice.

You're moving?

Good bye.

What on earth...

I'm such an idiot!

Why didn't! think of telling her to meet me here

when she gets better and before she moves away?

An idiot is what I am.

- Here you go. - Will this do?

- It's nice and plump. - Where are you going, Dad?

To Mr. Yoon's in the village school valley.

This is for the ancestral rites on Thanksgiving Day.

Take a bigger one. Why not the red rooster?

What's gotten into you?

You were hopping mad when I wanted to sell that rooster.

It loses to Gi-nam's rooster all the time anyway.

But this hen has more meat on her.

I'll get going then.

Bye! And don't drink too much

- Don't be back too late! - All right.

What's keeping him this time?

Are they already packing two days before the move?

Mom! ls Yuni moving in two days?

- Who's Yuni? - Mr. Yoon's great-granddaughter.

That's what I heard.

Why are you carrying those walnuts around?

Take them out of your pocket and go to bed.

If you keep them there they may hurt you in your sleep.

You can't go to sleep like that!

Seok!

Yuni!

- We're not moving after all. - Really?

Really. I'm staying here for good.

Daddy says his business is doing much better.

That's good news.

I was so worried that I'd be bored without you around.

And I was so sad that we were going to say goodbye.

I searched everywhere to pick these for you before you left.

- Walnuts? - Yes. Here.

They're really big!

Way to go!

Yuni!

- It's a cruel world... - What's wrong?

The Yoons. They sold off all that property,

and even the house they'd kept for generations,

and on top of that, there's been a tragic death in the family.

That girl was the only great-grandchild they had.

There were two boys but they died young.

- They must be cursed or something. - You're right.

This time they couldn't afford to do anything to save her.

They say the little girl had quite a stubborn streak.

What do you mean?

You know what she said on her deathbed?

What?

That if she died, she wanted to be buried

in the white blouse and red miniskirt she used to wear.

Children these days are so different from our generation.

I said get out of those clothes!

Why on earth do you keep wearing those filthy things?

I said no! I'll wear them till the day I die!

Wait till you get back from school!

Let him be. It's just a passing phase kids go through.

But he's much more stubborn than most kids!

Kang Gye-shik Kim Shin-jae Yoo Myoung-soon Kim Min-gyu

Oh Young-gab Ju Il-mong Park Byoung-gi Yoon In-ha

Cho In-a Yang Jae-won Park Mi-jeong Hong Hye-jin

Kim Hee-sun Roh Mi-jeong Roh Jin Hong Hwa-jin

Kim Ji-hwan Park Won-ho Ju Young-hoon Kim Dong-ryul