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October, 1979

This footage is
a record of the brain surgery

performed in 1942 on General Hirai
of the Japanese army.

Dr. KlM Dong-Won
performed the operation,

being the best neurosurgeon

respected by the
Japanese medical society.

JlN Goo
That's all for today.

As I mentioned before,

today's footage will be on the test.

LEE Dong-Kyu

If you weren't paying attention,

KlM Tae-Woo
get help from my assistant.

Tell your friends at the protest,

KlM Bo-Kyung
they'll be failing for sure

KlM Bo-Kyung
if they miss next week's test.

It's Dad.

Let's have lunch together.

Oh, already?

Are you busy?

Dinner? No, it's okay.

I can take care of myself.
Don't come.

Stubborn girl.

The desk?

Yes, what is it?

It's really my old album.

They found it at Anseng Hospital?

After all these years?

When are they tearing it down?

The hospital.

Oh, tonight.

Since it's the weekend.

All right.
See you at home then.

Okay.

Directed by JUNG Brothers

You should get anything you left inside.

After tonight, it'll all be gone.

Are you lonely, Dad?

Of course not.

The coffee tastes good.

Dad,

don't be so hard on yourself.

You know Stepmom had heart problems

even before the marriage.

Yes, but your mother and all...

Mom passed away while having me.

Stepmom had a chronic disease.

Neither was your fault.

It's just

they both passed away like that,

within less than a year of marrying me.

Dad!

I know, I know.

I'll be back from the in-laws' tomorrow,

then I'll stop by with some food.

Don't come so often.

I can just hire help.

Otheise, I'll miss you too much.

I'll come by again with Yoon-Hee.

That was the last time I saw my daughter.

I thought I would forget with time.

I thought I had lived a quiet life.

I see that those four days 37 years ago

had made my life an endless nightmare.

On that night,

I died.

EPlTAPH

In Feb. 1942,

just as I began studying medicine,

February, 1942
the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor

and imperialism was at its peak.

But inside Anseng Hospital,

it was as quiet as the eye of a storm.

Do ghosts really appear in the mirrors?

Sure.

Staring at mirrors in the morgue?

Scary.

But, you better not
break that mirror.

- Why?
- Why?

Hey, the rounds.

Let's go.

Lucky bastard.

What?

While some of us
stay up for weeks,

someone's going to
sit back and relax.

But sure, you're
in high society now.

Keep your voices down.

PARK Jung-Nam.

You're on morgue duty this whole week.

- A week?
- A week?

The refrigerating system is faulty,

so make sure to check it often.

- Lucky.
- Congrats, Jung-Nam.

Director's orders,
so don't fuss over it.

Yes, sir.

Aoi is back from Tokyo.

I see.

Do you remember her?

Only that I saw her
when I was young.

Right.
She's all grown up now.

She's grown so beautifully.

My husband and your parents

would have cared much for her.

I'm just sorry that they couldn't see

two such fine young people marry.

I'm always thankful for your care.

Taking me in after
my parents passed away

and supporting my education.

I only did what I thought as proper.

I truly think of you

as my own son,
and not just because of the betrothal.

Thank you.

I know it seems a bit rushed,

but we should have it in Spring.

I'd like for you two
to marry right away,

but it will take some time

to prepare things on our side.

Anyway, that's my decision.

Yes, ma'am.

AUTOPSY LAB

Time of death was about thirty hours ago.

Judging by the odor, isn't it longer?

But of course,
you must be right.

A soldier was killed while delivering
documents from Busan to Seoul.

The body was mangled,
but the papers left untouched.

Who in the world

would do something like this?

What was the motive?

He's only been in Korea for one week.

Dr. Kaneda,

I'd like a word with you.

A Japanese soldier
was murdered,

so the press will be determined

to get any information out of you.

Therefore,
don't comment on anything

in front of the reporters
besides your medical opinion.

I'll handle
the difficult questions.

As I mentioned before,

the victim was stabbed
by a sharp and long metal object.

Doctor!

What led the killer
to mangle the body?

Looking at
how the body was stabbed

many times after the victim had died,

it seems the killer may have had

much hostility toward the victim.

That student

will need time to get used to autopsy.

By the way,

are you ready for your first lecture?

Everyone says they're a tough crowd,

worse than us back in the day.

I'm so tired.

How's autopsy?

I threw up everything
I ate this morning.

Wimp.

We've all been there.

Never mind that,
what's with the murder case?

Guys, another body just came in.

Anyone seen it?

Another one?

The teenage girl?

So you saw it.

This girl's body just came in,

all frozen up
like a piece of meat.

I tell you, it's perfect.

This one is a real looker.

Almost like an angel fallen from heaven.

Put the mirror away.

The door left open

and the bodies still lying around...

PARK Jung-Nam.

Yes, sir?

You're scared,

aren't you?

No, sir.

Clean these bodies up
and put them in.

Yes, sir.

Those chemicals are gonna spill over.

Line them up right.

Yes, sir.

Don't waste time doing stupid things.

GHOSTS

Professor!

Then does that mean
you believe that ghosts exist?

Don't you like the ring?

I used to have one like this.

A keepsake from my parents.

But

I lost it last year

while moving to Seoul,
like an idiot.

To be honest,

I never thought of becoming a doctor.

You see, I liked to draw.

In a few months,

I'm marrying the director's daughter

and I've never even met her.

When I look at you,

you just look so happy.

It's like your best years
have been sealed forever.

ANSENG HOSPlTAL

ANSENG HOSPlTAL
Why are they coming out
in this weather?

Why not? It's snowing.

It's nice.

Idiot.

That's strange,
isn't it a bit late for snow?

Jung-Nam!

why didn't you bring
your dead friends?

Man, I just love blackouts.

oh~ take a rest..

Please...

Don't let them fix it,

just for one night!

Hey, the lights! Damn it.

No!

I'm sorry.

Jung-Nam!

Leave us at least a few bottles to use!

PARK Jung-Nam,
are you okay?

Yes, sir.

She needs to realize
it's not her fault.

Then she'll come to
accept her parents' death.

I'm sorry, sir.

Let's try medications
and psychoanalysis treatment.

Yes, sir.

Jung-Nam?

Here you are...
I was looking for you.

She's beautiful,

isn't she?

Yes, ma'am.

They still haven't found the body
of the man she committed suicide with.

It took over four days
just to search.

How cold she must have been...

Anyway,

what was the time
when you were born?

Oh,

about 2 A.M.
on June 3rd, 1920.

I see, 2 A.M.
on June 3rd, 1920.

That was why I came to see you,
but here I am rambling on.

What's that sound?
It's so creepy.

Who's sobbing at this time of night?

It's coming from the funeral home.

Where did the drawing go?

I don't know
how to thank you, Sister.

Am I being greedy
by marrying her dead soul

to his living body?

Perhaps so.

But I can't let her soul reunite

with the man that made her die.

This child was
brought in two days ago,

after barely surviving a car accident.

What's wrong with you?!

Get over here and grab her!

Come on!

- Look for injuries!
- Yes, sir!

2 days ago

Hold her down!

Poor girl.
She has to survive

at least for her mother's sake.

That's her mother?

Yes.

There aren't any injuries.

It's like a miracle.

A miracle?

What is?

She survived without even a bruise

in a crash that took her whole family.

They say life is up to fate.

Things aren't always for us to decide.

There it goes again.

Mommy?

If she wasn't hurt at all,

then why the nightmares and aphasia?

Just seeing her parents die

is enough shock for a little girl.

And she was the sole survivor,

which might make her feel guilty.

Mommy.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Since it's your first day,
we'll stop here.

Asako.

Can you remember what you told me?

It's okay.

When I was five years old,

there was a deserted house
a few blocks from my house.

My brother and I went there
to take some eggs

that a pheasant had laid
inside the well.

He told me to stay back,

but I didn't listen and leaned over

and I fell down the well.

It was deeper than I thought

and the water had all dried up.

I kept crying and calling for him

because my right leg was hurting.

He tried to climb down a rope,

but he fell in as well.

I was so scared, but he kept telling me

that we were sure to be rescued
and not to worry.

I did what he said

and survived on eggs and water.

And just like he had said,
people came to rescue us.

But they said

that he was already dead,

still holding on to my hand.

People still say

on that night

he was the reason I survived.

I know what you're going through.

I was in that place before.

Try to feel better, Asako.

Everything will be fine.

Koshiro?

Koshiro!

Koshi...

Koshiro!

From now on,
you should call me Dad.

- Hurry up, HAN!
- Yes, sir!

Asako.

Let's have one more talk together

and you won't have
nightmares anymore.

It's just like yesterday.

Okay.

Just relax.

Don't worry.

I'll be right here, next to you.

Right now,
you're going to meet that man.

The man that you love.

Let's go now
to the time you first met him.

Over there,

Asako.
It's your new dad.

Let's say hello.

I'm Koshiro Onji.
It's nice to meet you.

I love you too, Koshiro!

I love you too.

Asako, you should call him Dad.

I'm going to sleep with Koshiro.

Stop fooling around, Asako.

Koshiro is driving.

That's enough.

Sit down.

I wish you would just go away.

Asako, come on.

What are you doing?

Why do you get to sleep with him

and why do you get to love him?

I hate you! Just go away!

I'm going to live with Koshiro!

Asako!

It's...

It's all my fault.

It's not your fault, Asako.

The emotions
trapped in her subconscious

have been brought out
and resolved.

She also has regained
her consciousness.

I think I've done everything I can.

Ma'am?

I see.

That's good to hear.
Good work.

Asako's mother can rest in peace now.

Please take care of her from now on.

I am counting on you.

Yes, ma'am.

You'll be okay now, Asako.

I'll finish up
my rounds quickly

and then I'll stay here with you.

Everything will be fine,
okay?

She was fine just a minute ago.

- Any emergency measures?
- Done, sir!

Go on ahead!

Doctor!

- Get a syringe ready.
- Yes, sir.

Asako?

Asako!
Come back!

Open your eyes!
Asako!

Mom...

It's okay.

It's not your fault.

Asako.

Doctor.

Asako!

Sir!

She's gone.

You did your best, sir.

They say death heals all wounds.

In that last moment,

what could have given her such peace?

Perhaps Asako

had stayed a bit longer

in order to find that peace.

AUTOPSY LAB

3 days ago

Time of death was about thirty hours ago.

A soldier was killed
while delivering documents

from Busan to Seoul.

The body was mangled,
but the papers left untouched.

Who in the world

would do something like this?

What was the motive?

I still didn't know back then,

the fact that my wife didn't have a shadow.

That student

will need time to get used to autopsy.

By the way,

are you ready for your first lecture?

Everyone says they're a tough crowd,

worse than us back in the day.

In those times,

all scientifically inexplicable phenomenon

was accounted for as superstition

but with various cultural characteristics.

For example, in the East,

being haunted or possessed was actually

a cultural interpretation
of multiple personality disorder.

What about the ghosts in haunted houses?

It's an interesting question.

GHOSTS

They're believed to be the souls of the dead.

A western scientist did something interesting,

where he attempted to weigh a person

just before and after death.

You would expect the weight to be the same.

But oddly enough,

there was a minute difference

between the two measurements.

Based upon the result, some people say

that this difference is the weight of the soul.

It's certainly difficult to explain scientifically.

Professor!

Then does that mean

you believe that ghosts exist?

Well, probably not the ones in
haunted houses.

Like most of you,
I haven't actually seen them.

However,

I would like to believe
that we have souls.

It would be too depressing if we didn't.

Wouldn't you agree?

It was a Korean soldier
that escaped 4 days ago.

It's the same as the previous cases.

Yes, both the weapon and method.

He was just a child.

A serial killer after Japanese soldiers...

Until the investigation progresses,

please keep this case quiet.

You too, Jung-Nam.

Yes, sir.

Jung-Nam!

why didn't you bring
your dead friends?

Someone made some rice snacks.

Try some, Doctor.

In-Young,

did you go anywhere last night?

Pardon?

Never mind.

Did you have any strange dreams?

I'm so tired these days. I can't remember

how I got to bed, let alone my dreams.

Do you like it that much?

These two, don't they look like us?

When we're outside in the garden.

I'll say.

Even the streetlight looks the same.

Hold on.

Honey?

Wait.

Just stay still.

Honey.

Walk slowly towards me.

You...

In-Young.

One year ago,

In-Young died in Japan.

How could I have forgotten?

And...

How can she be standing before me?

Dear,

don't ever leave me.

I'll be with you even after I die.

Can you promise me

that you'll never
leave me?

Why would I ever leave you?

I'll stand by you, even in the afterlife.

In-Young.

Don't do it.

I know

that you're in pain.

But,

we were always together.

Stop now, honey.

I'll take care of this.

Give that to me.

Now!

In-Young!

No!

Nurse CHOl!

Nurse CHOl!

In-Young.

Do you like it that much?

What's on your mind?

I was waiting for you,

worrying if you had left me.

In-Young.

Iet's go back to Japan.

Your arm...

What happened?

Why are these cuts...?

In-Young.

Major!

It's a nurse from Anseng Hospital.

Why did the killer leave
her body on such a busy road?

In order to conceal it, of course.

It was dark and foggy that night,

and if you're in a hurry,

this may look like quite a cliff

when looking down from up there.

But,

why is it a nurse this time?

Since it wasn't a Japanese soldier,

maybe someone copied the serial killer.

No.

It doesn't look different to me.

It's the same killer.

It was next to the body, sir.

Was the Korean soldier wearing a jacket?

No, he wasn't, sir.

This is KlM Dong-Won from
Anseng Hospital.

I'm the culprit of the recent murders.

Please come and arrest me.

If KlM shows up, keep him here.

Yes, sir!

You're sure it was KlM Dong-Won?

Yes.

Let's go.

It may be hard to understand,

but there are two people inside me.

KlM Dong-Won, and a murderer.

In short,

the culprit of the recent serial killings

is me, KlM Dong-Won.

Dr. KlM Dong-Won?

Furthermore,

do not believe anything I say or do

I state again, the serial killer

is me.

Go and search the hospital.

I will go meet Dr. Kaneda.

Yes, sir.

Dr. Kaneda.

Dr. Kaneda.

Dr. Kaneda.

Dr. Kaneda.

What brings you here?

I guess Dr. KlM isn't in?

He hasn't come home yet.

He's running late today.

I see.

How long have you two been married?

Almost a year now.

I see.

Come in and have a seat.

I'll get you a cup of tea.

Insane.

Completely insane.

Doctor.

Yes?

I've heard

that back in Japan, Dr. KlM...

Yes, the culprit got away.

Send somebody to Anseng Hospital, now!

Yoshida.

Yes, sir!

Gather up all of the patients.

Yes, sir!

Who else is in the hospital right now?

The patients and the director...

One intern went to do an autopsy.

Autopsy?

Yes.

What in the...?

Nurse CHOl!

I never ordered an autopsy.

Damn it!

What's going on?

Woo-Shik!

- It's Dr. LEE!
- Doctor!

What happened?

- A hit and run.
- What do we do?

None of the doctors are in.

Get him to emergency.

Jung-Nam, get the director.

Okay.

Aoi.

I already miss you so.

I love you.

Ma'am.

Put it down.

Put that knife down now!

I said, now!

Major.

Please make me stop.

In-Young,

my dead wife is inside me.

Please.

Please, just stop me!

You're not KlM Dong-Won.

Your husband died last year in Japan!

He's just a false image you created!

You are

KlM ln-Young!

They're believed to be the souls of the dead.

However, I would like to
believe that we have souls.

It would be too depressing if we didn't.

Wouldn't you agree?

Give it up now.

Stop!

How lonesome...

I haven't seen you ever since.

But I know

that you were always by my side.

Tell me.

If you were going to

Ieave me all alone,

then why didn't you just

take me with you that night?

Back then,

we believed everything would last forever.

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