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SUNG Ji-roo

SUNG Hyun-ah

LEE Sun-kyun

and MYUNG Kay-nam

Directed by OH Kee-hyun

The Customer Is Always Right

There was a death
in your barber shop.

Don't you think that deserves
one sort of statement or other?

Either a confession or that
he walked in and cut his own throat!

Come up with something to say,
will you, man!

Maestro Barbering Shop

This Much I Miss You.

The Customer Is Always Right

- Oh, I'm running late!
- Off somewhere?

Oh, I've got this big business
lunch meeting

with one of
my clients today.

K-L-E-l-N?

Oh, honey.
Don't look at me like that.

You look one of your
best today.

Think so?

Well, you know I can turn heads
with the best of them.

You look like anything but
an insurance saleswoman.

There you go again.
It's 'life planner'!

You don't like it a bit when
someone calls you haircutter, right?

Honey, do you want me to be
on the same level as those

hick-past-their-prime
insurance women?

Not really...

You won't be using
the car today, will you?

I'll take it around
the block then.

- Honey, hold on a sec.
- What's wrong?

Do I have to...

have lunch alone again today?

Oh, that's right!
Your lunch!

I don't know where
my mind is these days.

Oh, what am I going to do?

Should I go in and make
something for you now?

Don't worry about it.
You're late, remember?

Oh, I'm sorry, honey.

It's alright. Better hurry!
Can't be late.

I'll probably be running
late tonight too.

Make sure you eat
on time though, ok? Promise?

Just take care of your business
with K-L-E-l-N.

I'm sorry, honey.
I don't have to say it, right?

An empty rice bowl
dimwit always wants

three square meals
every damn day!

Idiot!

You see, I've always viewed barbering
as being nothing short of art really.

For someone like myself,

there is more to barbering
than simple technique.

Miss Lee? You're bright
and early today.

Any messages for me?

Usually the image
of a barber shop

in the country is rundown,
arid...

with private rooms

and rubdowns, but...

No ladies that give
massages here?

Whatever, just give me
a haircut.

On second thought,
I'll come back next time.

If you don't mind,
I'll come back next time.

What's with all this guy's whining
when he hasn't sold one policy yet?

Tell him to go take a hike
if he calls again.

Mr. SHIN? How about meeting
for a drink?

Of course it's on me!

At the bathhouse, there were
gentlemen there with a lot of tattoos.

A bathtub full of dragons and
serpents weaving around, oh boy!

I figured we had something in common:
I cut people's hair while they cut people!

Hey! Don't forget I know more than
you like to admit!

You know what'll happen if I
let the manager in on your secret!

Ah sweetie, it's got nothing
to do with my job.

I'm not going to see you anymore
if you keep that up.

You know the spinning
barber's pole?

The red, blue,
and white thing?

You know, it originally stood
for vein, artery and bandage.

Oh, don't ask me
those questions.

You have to take care of them.

What I means is... you have to
leave your wife first...

before I can do
anything to cut loose

from that suffocating
barbershop!

You can credit me for
my dedication,

work ethic,
and artistic nature.

Ah, yes. The place we had eel.
How could I forget?

Now that I'm done redecorating my shop
for what was 1.13 million won a pyung...

Ok, I'll see you there, bye

these pair of scissors alone comes
out to be worth 750 thousand won!

I always have in mind of bringing
passion and soul into my work

Guess your young pretty wife's
off again somewhere?

She's just so busy
these days.

She's a very busy insurance saleswoman
you know, I mean life planner.

She has a very important
business meeting today.

No doubt,
no doubt about it...

but I can't help thinking
it very odd

that she should be out and

about when her man's stomach
is growling.

It breaks my heart just thinking
how hard she's working

without even breaking
for lunch.

Oh boy.
Could it just be the wind or

are you just simply
whipped out of your mind?

You're the man.
Got the market cornered in

setting an example
for all us men.

Wear your jewels as
they're meant to be

or go ahead and enter
a new line of business,

why don't you?

A pack of the most
popular brand, please.

Oh yeah,

that reminds me of
the other day when,

uhm.

What was it?

Guess it was a few days back

when this weird-looking guy

came out of nowhere and
was standing in front.

I remember getting
a bad feeling the minute

I laid eyes on the guy.

A chill ran straight up my spine
and snapped me right out my daze.

Smoking in my store like
he owned the place,

this guy

lifts his hand in super-slow motion
and points somewhere outside the store.

I follow the finger and
see he's pointing to

none other than your shop.

And he asked me
a bunch of questions

about your name, age...

What's your business like?
...on and on.

I said I didn't know

a thing, but

He asks all these questions

until he's done smoking
his cigarette, then

he leaves much the same way he
came in: Without a hiss!

Just like that he was gone,

like his fumes of his
cigarette, into thin air.

I tell you, there are
all kinds, all kinds.

"I know your best
kept secret."

Hello?

- Are you scared?
- What?

Fear. It nibbles away
at your soul. Am I Right?

Who you call?
Who are you?

I'm the keeper your
dirty little secret.

Who are you?

Who the hell are you?

The name's Yang-gil.

Be well for you to remember.
See you soon.

- U R with a guy?
- Yeah.

- U think he's fit 4 U?
- No, he's just an old fart.

Sorry, I need to send an urgent
message to my friend.

Take a shower.

- Why don't you use your phone?
- The battery is dead.

Hey, buttons.

Your hands are so soft.

Like a girl's.

Are all barbers' hands
so soft? Hm.

"What's UR name?"
"Ur A-G?"

What's UR name?

KIM Yoo-hwa.

How old?

Ur A-G?

It's alright.
I'm not a minor, don't worry.

No, I mean,
what I want to know is...

You do this often?

Not really,
but when I need money.

Your folks don't care?

Do they know you make money
by doing this?

Needless to say they don't.
And my dad is broke.

He doesn't pay the bills!

But it'll be the end of us both
if he ever finds out.

So you better watch, honey.

In case you don't know,
let me tell you the rule...

It's 'etiquette' to
give before taking.

Is that so?

Let me see, 150,000 won.

Oh, I can't stand it any more.

I think I might have had too
much to drink, this headache.

I've got a tummy ache too.

What I'd do for a vial
of Condition right now.

Rest until I

run and come back
with some Condition.

That would be a big
Thank You then

Do you have a battery
charger here?

Oh there

Oh brother

Your battery is all charged...

At one time my dream was
to be an artist, painter.

I'd be somewhere else if
it wasn't my father's will.

In any case

It's how I am the 3rd generation
of this Maestro Barber Shop.

Technique is not all that's
needed to be a maestro.

Artistic spirit and toil,
passion and energy...

- Mozart,
- Pardon?

This music.

It sums up what
I think of my job,

no punk, no rock'n'roll...

Only classic is the one.

It can make my customers
feel so special.

What's so cool
with classic is

that it doesn't have lyrics.

And speaking of this music...

By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Symphony No. 25 in G minor.

The 1st movement of KV 183,

It's at the opening scene of
the movie "Amadeus"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Everyone calls him a genius.

Makes me laugh.
I don't think so in the least.

His music is overrated.

He was just very lucky with

so few musicians around.

Beethoven, Schuman, Weber,
Chopin, Strauss...

Wagner, Leoncavallo...

Brahms, Verdi, Chaikovskii,
Bartok, on and on...

But you know what?
All of them showed up after Mozart.

Which means,
95% of the music

we enjoy didn't exist then.

Any guy who happened to make music;

people adored him,
that's it!

What a pity,
if I had been born then,

I'd have hit the big time!

But Mozart never realized
that he simply caught

a lucky break!

You are so keen on
music, sir.

- You are AHN Chang-jin?
- Correct, sir.

I know a lot more about
you than you think I do.

And you must know my name.

KIM Yang-gil.

Do you know how
shameful and

vile it was what you did?

Though you yourself may
think nothing of it.

What you committed was...

a punishable crime.

Cus... customer sir.

What are you talking about?

Your hands are so soft.

Barbers' hands are soft, right?

They appear very kind.

Totally different
from mine, eh?

Sir...

It was months ago.

You don't think

everyone can make

such a mistake?

Believe it or not,

I did nothing to the girl.

You say 'nothing'?
Such an unforgivable sin!

You got it all wrong.

It is me who is
the real victim in this.

If you insist on doing this...

I'm wondering...

If your wife knew this;

you'd keep playing innocent?

You're here to threaten me?

Threaten?

No, never.

I'm here to give you a chance
to make right your wrong.

Quit twitching, man.

What if you cut my throat?

You did a great job;

it's what a maestro is like!

You're a rare maestro barber,

in this world of
forgery and sham.

Let me be one of
your regulars.

- How much?
- What?

I got to pay.

15,000 won.

You'd have charged
more than that...

I should pay, but you should
lend me 150,000 won.

What?

You say no?

What a fellowship,
what a joy divine,

leaning on the
everlasting arms;

AHN Chang-jin!

You've got homework.
Next time,

I'd like to be
paid double, okay?

I'll be back!

What's wrong?
Not in the mood?

So... rry.

It's alright, don't get
stressed out about it.

Would you like a handjob?

No, that's alright.

No? Fine, then.

I want new wallpaper.

This is out-of-date
and old fashioned.

Maestro Barbering Shop
- 3rd Generation

I gave her time to repent,
and she (he) does not want

to repent of her immorality
- Revelation 2:21

Yeon-ok, darling...

A married woman as beautiful
as you torture men!

Sir, I believe you tell
very shitty jokes.

No. I am at this moment in total,
complete agony.

Oh stop it,
I'm not torturing you.

Though I have to say that before
I was dealt these cards here

I used to gorgeous
in my prime.

You know what?
You still are

- You are like a bass.
- What?

The contrabass, you know,
the instrument.

I mean, you look and feel

like a Stradivari violin.

Wow, a Starbody...
you really have a way with words.

You must've gone to school
all the way, right?

But do you want to
know something?

Even the finest instrument
is useless

without a musician
worthy to play it.

Only in the hands of a true maestro
will the piece yield

its true sounds.

But it all goes to waste

if it meets some
third-class amateur.

Oh, what I'd give to make those
sounds rising from me just once.

You should.

And your shaving
touch makes me

feel like I'm in heaven.

I used to be a hair stylist.

I worked for the beauty shop
just one block away.

Oh, I can tell.

And this uncouth guy
was all over me,

and asked me out.

He threatened that he'd go kill
himself if I turned his proposal down.

At the thought that
I'd be saving someone's life,

I married him.

So you mean that the man you married
was none other than the barber?

Yes,

But come to think of it now,

I wish I'd left him
for dead or alive.

This is just between
you and me, but

you got a boyfriend?

Why? You want to be mine?

It'd be 'Ok buddy' for me
if you don't mind this old dog.

You're slowly get busy
with me, aren't you?

This is just between
me and you,

but could you do me a favor?

Oh really? I can take
that as a yes then?

Course you can,
that's not that hard.

You know what else,
come here.

Ok? Yeah, yeah.

Honey, it's you.

Sleeping in?
It's so unlike you.

I heard favor.
What favor?

Huh?

You asked him for a favor,
I heard.

That favor?
It's nothing.

I let him apply for insurance.

Give it to me.

- Go in, I'll do it.
- Ok, gotcha.

Say, you've a fine woman there,
soft as silk...

Fragrant as spring flowers.

Oh, good.

Take her easy now.
You might hurt yourself.

I believe you did
your homework,

double the cash?

Do I get a comeback
or what?

I'm talking to you

Look, that kind of money

it isn't peanuts for
people like me, you know?

No I don't,
but the doe I borrowed from you

I'm making exact note of it in my
journal so no need to sweat it.

Journal?

You think this is some loan
from a bank or something, do you?

This is blackmail.
Blackmail I say plain as vanilla.

Look here,
relax I say relax.

And another thing.

Looks to me like you've got
something turned around but

I'm just a guy who's borrowed
a little money

from his good
neighborhood barber

You'd say blackmail?
I know no such thing.

Fine. If you keep doing this

I'm going to the police.

This is plain as vanilla blackmail.
A heinous crime!

Obviously you've no idea what
constitutes a crime.

Causing the death of a perfectly
healthy young woman with a hit and run

Hit and run?

Now that's what's called
heinous crime.

A true blue abominable crime.
Get it?

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

You need more acting lessons.

I asked you what the hell
you're talking about!

Life is like a play.

And you fret and
strut upon the stage.

But you are such
a third-rate actor!

You'd have done
better sticking by

your innocent act
from the beginning!

What play acting?
What hit and run?

Let me have the honor
to unveil

the mystery of your
awful play.

Your car is a white Avante...

plate number 02-da-7060,
with you at the wheel...

You hit a girl on
4th Ave and ran away.

You killed her!

You are the murderer!

But the bittersweet twist
of fate sent a witness to it.

You know who it was?

It was...

Me!

You said you'd
call the police?

Shall I dial it for you? 112.

Mr. Ahn Chang-jin,

you're the murdered of a
good kind-hearted woman.

Just one word from me and
it's over for you.

Just one word from me and
it's over for you.

You thick-headed third-rate
cutter of hair you.

Look at you.

Did you make it stand all
on your own?

Oh, what's this? Relax them
eye muscles right now.

"The Customer Is Always Right."

The Customer is always
right, huh?

So I am right,
and you're not!

And you got no guts to rebel
against the right thing.

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
leaning on the everlasting arms;

Let me see...

I'm so envious of you!

You have such a hot
and spicy girl!

Oh Jesus, they're so beautiful,
perfect perfection.

I took a peek, and saw she
was with no no no bra.

Whenever I see a young woman
like Yeon-ok

I wonder what she might sound
like in bed.

No more nos anymore,
so get it ready,

times two.

This devil comes to
my shop to no end...

I screw him out of money;
double the amount every time.

"Hey, Maestro,
my beard grows so fast.

No more no less,
double the amount.

This is all I got.
Please end this horrible story.

You've got to do the same homework;
double the amount.

Don't think your sin is
forgiven at this stage.

I even borrowed from a
loan shark for the money.

No end is in sight.

Hey, Mr. Cute Haircutter.

You borrow money;
you should pay it back!

It's the way we're
all happy together.

We're~ all~ happy~ together!

Better quit wasting time and

grab me a pair of them scissors
or a razor or something

and take me a souvenir this
one this one right here like this.

Mister we're closed
for b-niss, today.

Wow, fancy shades.

Hey mister, your age affecting
your hearing now, ain't it?

Let me drill a hole in
there for ya.

- Hello, Chang-jin!
- Welcome sir.

- How's business?
- Well...

Got a new customer, I see!

First come first serve, huh?

Here we go,
I am too busy to wait long.

Cut it short.

That's not the first time
I've seen that face.

Have we met before?

I saw you somewhere
maybe on TV?

Many say so to see
my favorable impression, so...

What are you talking about?

On the wanted list?
Then I should've noticed it.

My brain has been updated

on all the wanted bastards.

Hit and run driver got caught
by the surveillance camera.

- It hurts, Chang-jin!
- Sorry, sir.

I was thinking of
something else.

He hit over a high school girl

at in the middle of the night
and ran like a rat.

What a scum he is!

Speaking of which...

Killers, they are.
Those who hit and run.

Those who hit and
run are evil.

- Sub-human they are.
- I'll second that.

All of them should
get crushed to

death with the same vehicles.

I'm curious,
if they ever get caught...

How heavily are
they sentenced?

Okay, they hit and
run and get caught...

I'm not sure but...

When the victim dies,
it's usually a life sentence...

or no less than 5 years
in the joint.

So, if they do it and get caught,
it's over. Hmm.

What's your interest in the hit
and run cases.

Oh. I know someone

who's having a hard
time over a hit and run.

Just look in the mirror, sir.

"Ernesto Guevara de la Serna"

What?

My angel, you look more
charming out of the barber shop.

Forget about the barber shop.

Thanks, but about the favor
I asked last time

Clean the blood off with that.

There's still a little
moisture there, huh?

Took no time at all
getting it there.

Oh boy, she's truly
a sexy woman.

Bye bye.

These panties will
make you look cool...

You'll feel the difference
when you wear one...

Sorry, I'm late.

You watching TV?

Who'd you see today?

Me? Clients, as usual.

Right, one of your
recent regulars,

I met him too.

I almost talked him into
signing up for insurance...

But when it comes to the crunch,
he's a chicken.

He was just a blockhead.

Hey, how this get here?

I was wondering
where this went.

I thought it was pervert
who must've taken it.

You know that
kind of a psycho.

What?

Are you listening to me?

It was next to the
laundry machine.

I'm sure I hung it up
after washing it...

must have dropped it.

Whatever, I'm hopping in
the shower. Feel sticky.

Jang-gil All-a-round Consulting

Jang-gil Consulting
- Guaranteed Discretion

So you want me to look
into this guy?

- What's his name?
- KIM Yang-gil.

KIM... Yang-gil.

KIM Yang-gil?

Name rings a bell. Age?

I don't know exactly,
but roughly...

From late 50s to early 60s.

Damn old too!

Address?

That's one of the things
I'm asking you to find out.

No idea where he lives...

But I know the place
where he shows up often...

When I see him,
I'll call you.

You can follow or shadow him...

That happens to be
my area of expertise, ok?

I'm sorry...

So, what is it exactly that
you'd like to know...

I mean, the reason you want
me to investigate?

Well...

Do I have to tell you that?

No you don't.
Never mind, that's fine.

There's no need.

Your wife must be in this,

and it's too private to reveal.

So, what is it that you
want to know about him?

Everything.

Any stinking sore spots,
weak points...

Trust me, he's an ex-convict,

so criminal record
could help...

I need to get
something on him.

So you're looking to
full counter-attack?

Good!

You're so realistic
in this horrible world.

We hustle and tussle
in this bloody world.

So only 'weak-to-the-wall' and
'the survival of the fittest' work!

Damn, it's so ruthless.

But your project
is no joke, so...

It'll cost a lot.

Money is not a problem.

Nothing is too
insignificant to know.

Nothing...

Ok, let's do it. Alright?

The Customer Is Always Right?

But you are not!

Hello.

Hello, AHN Chang-jin?

This is Jang-gil,
All-A-Round Consultant.

This is what you paid for.

I suppose you'd
like to take a look.

A character and
a half that guy, eh?

Real name is MYUNG Sung-nam,
an actor.

Well, he's not
in movies anymore,

so he used to be an actor.

He is... an actor?

Right, except that

he never had a leading role.

KIM Yang-gil is the name

of the character he once had.

He played the ring
leader in a flick

a while back called
"Green Fish."

And the guy's name in the
movie was KIM Yang-gil.

He was nuts about
acting on stage

since he was in college but...

He couldn't make ends

meet with just acting.

So he got a job

at an ad company.

But the next thing
I just don't get.

One day he just leaves
his regular paying job

and starts over chasing
his dream of acting.

He was over 40!

Such a wretched looking old

aspiring actor!
Not even funny!

But such an evil
looking man is rare, so...

His specialty was a thug,
a crook...

Or a blackmailer,
you can say.

Blackmailer?

Yeah, blackmailer.

You know what?
He was so good at it.

He was self-nicknamed Actor M,

meaning, Maestro and MYUNG.

It should be funny!

Something else!

Rumor has it that...

Once he was kicked out...

Just because the
leading actress

told the director
to dump him!

'Cause she didn't
want to work with him.

The director asked why...

she said she was
scared of MYUNG.

And it was true,

he almost made their
blood so cold...

like a wacky psycho who didn't
tell reality from films.

He was supposed to
rape her in it,

so it makes sense.

Any criminal record?

Nope, he's clean.

And he has a family?

His only family
is his daughter.

His wife and
his daughter were

victims of a hit-and-run

at night, on their way
back home from school.

His wife died instantly...

and his daughter
barely survived.

But he couldn't afford to pay
the hospital bills,

heavily in debt...

He's been half-dead for years,

no social contacts.

He's been forlorn and

poverty-stricken since,
no job.

Here I attached the list

of the films he was in.

You can watch them for fun.

I say I've done my part.

I suppose there's only
one little thing left to cover.

After one more project
is completed.

Hey, Actor M!

Green Fish

Let's go.

My benefactor, KIM Yang-gil,
sends his regards.

You son of a bitch!

Let me tell you dogs a story.

There are 2 only kinds in the world:
Purebred and hybrid.

Sometimes, the worst kind of
hybrids pretend to be purebred.

It's time I make a move.

It's just my job to make you see
what kind of mut you really are.

Who the hell are you guys?!

Sir? Your fly's open.

- What the?
- Look, I'm not joking.

Are you okay?

No, I guess not!

Know thy self.

Don't bet more than you can cover.
Play it safe!

This god-damn life...

"Let me share your provocative
marketing strategy on your manager."

"Jang-gil,
All-A-Round Consultant"

Welcome, sir.

To where has my angel gone?

It'd sure be nice to get
a massage from Yeon-ok today...

Sure be like heaven
if a sexy woman was

running her fingers
all over me.

Can't claim to be
a primate if that

fails to get your
blood pumping.

I'm warning you, but

If you get my wife

involved in this

I'm not going to
just let you be

What?

Did I just hear what
I think I did?

So please tell tell tell.

What will you do to me?

I'm going to do something,
something

What? Tell me what!

Kill me with that razor?

Right, I will kill you.
I will really kill you

- Oh yeah?
- Kill

In that case,
why not give it a go

Come on, go on

What's with you?

Try it, go on and do it.

Have you ever been to a cage?
I mean a dogfight?

It's really exciting,
you know.

You know they got
their own strategies!

They first take

a wiff for a measure
of the other

If they sense even the
slightest weakness, then...

Wham!

Bite the neck and hold

before tearing 'em up.

But once in a while,

the bitten mutt runs wilder...

To be honest, it's more
exciting and thrilling.

It's not over until
one of the two is

squashed to death.

The thing between dogs,
you know.

There are 2 kinds:
The purebreds and the mutts.

Because they're mutts, mutts think
they're something other than a mutt.

There's just one one thing
to be done with these mutts.

Made to know that
they're mutts

Once I had a puppy
and kicked him

whenever I had the chance

This dog grew up to be huge

But he never showed me
his vicious canine teeth.

Know why?

Cuz my foot still
looked bigger

than a elephant's.

Bye.

See you again!

Gotta say.
You're hula-hoop technique

is fantastic!

You sure you got no back up
file for this?

Oh, no.

So that sorry ass
put you on my trail?

Not really, I was working
on the first target.

And along the way,
I smelled something else.

And, you don't think
about your future?

If I were you,
I'd be split, period.

You must be fed up with
a moronic haircutter and...

Hey!

Drop it

Oh, you gave your
handle to him?

Shut up and promise
me to keep this secret.

Okay Okay.

But a deal is a deal.

How about we occasionally rendez-vous
like this, to Hong Kong next time?

But you know

The one you should
really worry about

is not your husband

It was an accident.

I didn't mean it.

I was shaving him and

He, dozing off,
suddenly pulled back his head...

Not knowing he would
move that way...

I know it was my mistake
but it just happened.

His neck was a mass
of bleeding flesh...

He was mumbling something,
but I couldn't make him out

All I could make out was that...

I was dozing off and
it just happened?

Then we strapped him
in a respirator.

I heard the ambulance
and then

someone saying
he was a goner!

As a man of honor,
I rushed to the spot!

He was all but dead by then

with blood gushing out his neck

when I saw him giving his
last parting words to an ER man...

The barber did nothing wrong,
it was my fault...

I hope you got my words clear.

But I did my best.

I don't know a damn thing
about this.

As I'm already busy as
a professional life planner...

I don't work
at the barber's shop so...

But if my husband confessed
that he did it

It must be true,
it was an accident.

As you see,

he never lies,
being honest by nature.

But he killed a person,
which means...

He'll have to
put in time, right?

The defendant,

accidentally cut MYUNG
into the neck

and killed him and...

AHN is charged
of professional

negligence resulting
in death, but...

There was
no malicious intention...

and considering
the victim's family

isn't pushing for
a harsh sentence

3 years incarceration with

1 year suspended sentence

How much is this?

- No charge today.
- What?

A gesture from your
friendly neighborhood grocer.

Here, wash it down with this,
as a set

Bet you went through hell, huh?

Bury the past and
try to move on, ok?

Don't you have Haitai milk?

So so picky are we?

Haitai milk is laden with
gold dust, you know

But it's Haitai when
it comes to milk

Go ahead.

Maestro Barbering Shop
- 3rd Generation -

Honey, it's you

Should've called you're
being let out today

Are you alright, huh?

Oh, look at you.

Don't look so good.
Oh gosh...

Hold on, ok?

Don't worry about it, honey.

I'll design a brand
new life plan for you

Oh where did I put it?

Here it is.

Here.

Some girl, in a wheelchair,
brought this for you.

From: KIM Yang-gil
To: AHN Chang-jin

What is it?

Oh my god, it's money!

Oh my god!

By the time you
read this letter,

I'd already have
crossed that river.

I return your money except
for the medical costs

for the injured girl.

Please forgive me.

"The Customer Is Always Right"

Life is a play.

Isn't it?

Life is such a fun play.

So this is where the
actor MYUNG took his leave.

The police seem to
have closed

the case without as much as
a second glance, but

it still give off
a nasty stink, don't it?

I'm here to share an interesting
story on the 2nd project.

I found out something
interesting on the way.

Look here!

What?

Please... finish me.

Is that really
what you want, huh?

Come on, do me.

No matter how small
the role may be,

if I can only die while acting

I'd have nothing
more to ask for

I am sorry about your wife.

And your daughter is getting better,
but is still critical...

Unless she gets the
treatment she needs

she may be paralyzed
from the waist down

I'm so sorry I have to
tell you this but...

the account must be current
for continued attention

I believe I've already
made this clear

I'm sorry, but your loan
application is incomplete

You state no place employment

or proof of regular income

Nor a pledge of
any security I'm afraid.

I'm in motion pictures.

I'm sorry,
what motives do you have?

I mean,
I am a professional actor.

I've appeared in many films.

Oh really?

My poor daughter desperately
needs medical attention.

Please, I am looking at you

I see that you are

but I'm afraid I cannot

Please, cannot you
not reconsider this once

Could you pass the seal?

Does he think all actors
cut from the same dirty rag?

Don't move, give me your
damn finger.

Don't do this Oh,
don't do this to me

A little more time,
that's all I ask. I'll pay you back.

You took from me 'cuz you said you
were hurtin' for your precious daughter of yours

So I gave it to ya
'cuz I felt sorry for ya

And so you put it to good use

But I only gave and got nothing
in return. I feel cheated.

It's gotta be
a two-way street, no?

I'll pay you back,
really I will

There's a new flick
on the way with me as lead.

When that deal closes

I'm serious.
I got the lead this time.

I'm here the minute I get paid

You got the lead?

You got to believe me, come on.

Get it over it

I'd have been happy
with even minor parts

But I didn't even get calls
with those offers

How much I loved my being an actor,
it's all I got!

I almost ended up
as a worthless, old,

pathetic no name actor!

I'd have gone off the stage,

ending this deplorable
play of mine...

Without my daughter
who can't stand on her own.

Being her father,
I wanted to leave

some money for her.

And he got life insurance...

But if he commits suicide,
money doesn't come along.

For her to get
the death benefit,

he had to die
in an accident...

Or he needed...

Somebody who could kill him.

That night,
I was having a smoke when

I just happened to witness it.

The girl was carried to ER,
turned out fine.

She was a bar girl and...

Being so drunk,
she remembered nothing...

not even why was taken to the ER.

But I searched for the driver
with the plate number...

And the moment
I found out it's a barber...

it came to me

Whenever I felt sorry for manipulating
this barber for my advantage...

I swore to myself it's for
my daughter and my dead wife...

And that driver,
whoever it was, deserved it

I worked so hard on
this project of my life.

I observed him
over months and

developed a villain character.

It took a lot effort but

It was so also exhilarating!

Why? This was to be
the role of

my career!

It'd be the happiest
moment of my life...

If my script worked perfect

and he bought it and killed me!

With that, my daughter
could live in comfort

And most of all,

my heart would be full of joy

and thrill as an actor.

I could be a low-rated,

no name actor
playing only thugs...

But I'm a maestro
of acting myself.

A maestro no matter how small

and two-bit a role may be

Why, when you knew along...

didn't you tell me?

How I could screw his once
in a lifetime acting project!

How I could screw his once
in a lifetime acting project!

And personally,
I wanted to see how it all ended.

But I still smell
something fishy.

To me, you just don't
have it in you to kill

and take off like that,

But Yeon-ok, well that's
altogether another story.

But the police are still
in the dark about the case.

They don't have any clue
about the hit-and-runner.

But the bittersweet twist of
fate sent a witness in it.

You know who it was?

It was...

Me!

Oh, honey...

Honey.

It was my fault.

Make sure to tell
it to the police.

I was dozing off
and it happened.

I'm so sorry, and...

Thanks.

Actor M used to say that
life is a play and...

everyone's a star at least
in his own life

Actor M's curtain might have
fallen like so, but

the act of the barber and his wife
appears like it go on a bit longer

maybe indefinitely

Am I right?

Life Insurance Policy

I love you, smile, Dad.

Sir? Your fly is open.

- What's wrong with you?
- Really, look

Sir? Your fly is open.

- What the?
- Take a look, it's loose!

Damn!

What a maestro!

February 1997, 9 years ago.

Sorry, Chang-jin, I am late.

No, you're right on time.

Let's go in,
the play's about to start.

Title: Contrabass Starring MYUNG