Original subtitles

[siren blaring]

[evacuees clamoring]

[Sunja] Where's Noa? Do you see Noa?

Noa!

[Kyunghee] Sunja, we're here.

[Sunja] There he is!

[clamoring continues]

[Sunja] I see him!

[Hansu] Where have you been?

We need to leave at once.

My husband is dead now.

Sunja, these men, who are they?

Kyunghee, this is Koh Hansu, he's a friend of the family.

He's found us a place in the countryside.

We should report to the shelters, as instructed.

Those shelters won't protect you.

But I'm not with my husband.

We need his permission.

By the time you get it, you will be dead.

Once the bombing starts, the Americans will be relentless.

You need to go.

I know this is all so sudden, but we can trust them.

Mr. Koh will keep us safe.

Go inside. Pack only what you need.

- Hurry. - [Noa] Let's go.

[Sunja] Noa, pack another blanket!

Be sure you pack it well.

- [siren continues] - [clamoring outside continues]

What are you doing? There's no time.

I can't just throw these away.

These are family heirlooms. My husband and I--

Do you understand what's happening?

Don't treat me like an idiot. I know!

These have been with us for generations.

I will not lose them.

Move aside.

Go pack. I'll do this.

[Kyunghee sighs]

[Mr. Kim] Hurry now.

[Sunja] Mozasu, where's your hat?

[Mozasu] I already packed it!

[Kyunghee speaking indistinctly]

[Hansu] Hurry and get in. Hurry.

Quickly.

[Kyunghee] In you go.

[evacuees clamoring]

[baby crying]

Jiyun...

Kyunghee, she has no one to help her.

[Mr. Kim] That's not possible.

We can't stop the car.

Otherwise, we won't make it out.

I'm sure she and her children are safe in the shelter.

We will meet her again.

[evacuee, in Japanese] Fill the buckets!

[evacuees clamoring]

[evacuee 2] Get in! Get in! Quickly! Cover the top!

- Let us in! - [banging on car]

Take mercy on us!

My daughter!

She's sick!

Let us in! [screams]

[planes approaching]

[explosions continue]

[Hansu] You're up.

We're finally here.

- [Mozasu grunting] - [Kyunghee] Mozasu, be careful.

Sunja, are we meant to stay and live here?

Is that so?

I've called some men to get this place in order.

They'll bring the necessary supplies.

Like blankets and such.

But it's a dirt floor. Look at this.

We don't have a kitchen.

When will we be able to go back home?

The war must end first.

I doubt your home is even standing now.

I've asked Kim Changho to stay with you as well.

That's impossible.

That man is a complete stranger.

Sunja, you know Yoseb would never allow this. Never.

She's right.

How could we live with a man we barely know?

You mustn't be so absurd.

Think this is the city?

Think of the children.

You forget that I grew up in the country.

- As did I. - With all due respect,

you had servants to see to all your needs.

And you.

It's been 14 years since you were in the country.

In a war, people change.

You don't know what desperate people can do.

Trust me, okay?

He will stay here. I can depend on him.

There's much to be done.

Noa, help me unload the car.

Kyunghee, it's not what we expected, I know that--

[sighs] I just want you to hear me out.

It's not the squalor I fear. I can handle that.

Nor am I frightened of hard work.

I promise you that. It's just--

[sighs]

Living here--

It feels like I am no better than an animal.

[sighs] And with Yoseb so far away--

[Sunja] Is there really nowhere else?

I'm afraid not.

At least not for our kind of people.

I'll try to make it comfortable for you and the children.

I do not want that.

Don't misunderstand me, alright?

All that you've done is greatly appreciated,

I want nothing more from you.

To accept my assistance,

is that really so hard?

- You and your sister-in-law-- - It frightens me.

Don't worry. He won't find out.

He's smarter than that.

- I'm afraid he'll-- - He'll never suspect anything.

He can't even imagine it.

You put him at risk.

Do you think I'd do anything to jeopardize my son?

How am I to know?

It's like we know each other when you speak like that.

We don't know each other.

Don't say that.

It's been fourteen years.

I am no longer that girl at the cove who you met.

I have changed.

[sighs]

You see, now I'm a widow.

Like my mother.

[breathing shakily]

Sunja.

["Wait a Million Years" plays]

[song fades, ends]

[farm worker, in Japanese] I have a mind to ask the foreman if it's true.

Don't bother.

Just look at them!

Look how fat they got.

It's obvious they're getting more than us.

Ignore them.

How can I? They never stop talking.

I wish you would tell me what they're talking about.

What good would that do you?

That one called me fat, didn't she?

That word I do understand.

We do the work, but they make it seem like we're slow moving.

It's not the first time you've dealt with this.

Why are you so agitated?

[in Japanese] It's the pretty one who pisses me off.

Look at her!

Thinking she's better than us.

[scoffs] Really, who is she to put on airs?

Move your hands like your mouths,

and you might actually be done already.

Look!

Everyone else picks up the slack.

Who are you to tell us what to do?

We don't work for your kind!

You sure about that?

[foreman] What's all that chatter?

Get back to work.

[workers muttering]

Got a problem?

[grunting]

[clucking]

[Mozasu] Go!

- Get outta here! - She's getting away!

Help me!

[Mozasu, in Japanese] She wants to be free!

Keep going!

Don't let him catch you!

Hurry, run away!

- Mozasu, she's getting away! - [Mozasu] Keep going! Go!

[Noa] Help!

[panting]

- Help us. - [in Japanese] Go!

Mr. Kim, here, here!

[Mr. Kim] Got her.

[Mozasu] Not fair. It was two against one.

No thanks to you.

Can you handle her?

[in Japanese] This is so much more fun than school.

Don't you agree?

I hope we never go back.

The war's not going to last forever.

Besides, is this really what you want to do with your life?

Chase after chickens and clean their shit?

Sounds okay to me.

What if Koh Hansu hadn't brought us here?

We're so lucky, aren't we?

But it wasn't fair of mother.

What took her so long to introduce Koh-san to us?

Think of all the candy we could've eaten.

What a waste.

- Excuse me. - [gasps]

[stammers] You probably don't remember me.

I was here the other night.

I remember.

I was worried.

Your grandson,

how is he?

He should not have said what he did that night.

It was not like him.

No.

I disagree.

The man behind the counter, he was out of line.

It took courage for your grandson to speak up.

[chuckles] I see that I am making you uncomfortable.

That is not my intention.

- I apologize. - [Sunja grunts]

[elevator dings]

[radio broadcaster speaking Japanese]

[in English] What do you want, Solomon?

The landowner, she wants to sell.

And it's for real this time.

Man, you must be really desperate.

Of course you are.

Heard about that fund you tried to put together.

Sorry it didn't work out for you.

Abe.

He's the target.

Get out of here. You haven't changed.

[chuckles] But I have.

And with only three months left in my bank account,

you're looking at someone with nothing to lose.

No? But you need my help, right?

- I do. - Okay.

Why would I do that?

Because this thing you've got here,

sweating it out behind that desk,

playing the good rank-and-file soldier,

that's not the Tom Andrews who led the leaderboard for eight years.

Then you didn't have crosshairs on your back.

What are you talking about?

About the real reason why you're here, Tom.

Why New York sent you away.

You heard about my gross negligence of clients' assets?

Not that I need to explain myself to you,

but it was one guy-- one fucking guy who was out to get me.

Because I had the nerve to tell him he didn't have the Midas fucking touch.

And then he just went on a rampage against me,

and he dug through every single fucking one of my trades.

Guess what did it?

Baldwin United.

Who the fuck is that? Doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter, Solomon.

There were irregularities on the forms.

Not that I filled them out.

Of course not. That was some dipshit analyst, like you.

But the firm cleared you.

Eventually, yeah.

Still banished me.

Hello, Tokyo.

My prison sentence.

So what do you want, Tom?

I want to see my kids more than once a year.

I would settle for them just not hating my guts.

No, what I really want-- [chuckles]

is for my ex-wife just to nail a rich, new husband

so she'd leave me the fuck alone.

That would be so nice.

[sighs]

That's not what you really want.

You want to go home.

Isn't that really it?

What if I told you that this time next year you could be home?

Out of this firm,

set up with your own comfortable fund to start your next gig,

to show the world that Tom Andrews hasn't lost it.

I'm serious. It can happen.

Of course, there are strings attached.

[Mozasu] Mother! I knew he would come!

[Sunja] Mozasu!

[Noa, in Japanese] Hey, wait!

[Mozasu exclaims]

- [Noa] Wait! - Mr. Koh!

[march music playing on radio]

Mom, look!

I didn't realize how much I longed for music.

[chuckles] Sunja, listen how lovely.

It's nothing, but I am glad you are pleased.

What else have you brought us?

- [Sunja] Mozasu! - Take a look.

[Mozasu] Wow!

Look, Noa! I told you he'd bring some.

My favorite.

[Hansu] Noa, those are for you.

I want you to read them. Thoroughly.

You want me to translate them for you?

I know how to read them. I want to know if you can.

It's not to learn the language,

I want you to comprehend what's said and what isn't.

In other words,

you must learn to read between the lines.

[Mozasu] Wow, there's so much here.

[chuckles]

[in Japanese] What is this?

Whoa! Easy with that.

Have you ever flown a kite?

No, not even once.

Well then, shall we see how you both do?

- [Mozasu] Yes! - [chuckling]

- [Noa] Let's go. - [Mozasu] Down to the river.

It'll be perfect!

Come on!

What's all this about?

Sunja, every young boy should know how to fly a kite.

Hmm?

[Mozasu] Yes!

[Hansu] Boys.

[in Japanese] You know, you should be careful.

I heard the guy who used to have this office didn't do so well.

Do you think he failed because of the office?

I don't know about that.

But I heard he was...

a bit too much.

[chuckles] Rather full of himself.

I heard he thought he was American.

That might explain it.

Why are you here?

I came to tell Tom the good news.

The landowner has decided to sell.

And you had a part in this, I assume.

I did.

- What's your share? - Five percent.

[scoffs] I see.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

[sighs]

Is there anything else?

I want you to know...

you should be the one running this place.

You work harder than anyone here.

You're smarter too.

Knowing this must drive one crazy.

Because that day will never come,

and we both know it.

No matter how much you deserve it.

I'm sorry for that.

I'm rooting for you.

I mean it.

[elevator dings]

[Naomi] One moment.

[elevator opens]

[elevator opens]

[elevator closes]

Would you like to have dinner?

You mean like a date?

[chuckles] Is that how Americans do things?

Define everything?

No. I just want to know whether to shower first.

- Please shower. - [speaks Japanese]

[Naomi chuckles]

One condition.

What's that?

I choose the spot.

[clears throat]

[person laughing]

[group speaking indistinctly]

[mumbling]

[cooing]

[speaking Japanese]

Here you go.

[muttering]

They're gobbling all the food today.

You would think they haven't eaten in days.

Hardly true. [chuckles]

Since I fed them their fill yesterday.

[Sunja stammers]

So you come every day?

Except the weekends.

Too many kids on the weekends.

- [coos] - You don't like kids?

No, I love kids.

Well, not all of them.

But they're scared of the kids.

[coos, grunts]

Take some.

Oh, I don't like that one.

He's stealing all the food.

Why do you assume it's a he?

That's a she.

[chuckling]

Really?

But watch out for that one.

Once he starts, he doesn't know when to stop.

They're worse than the pigs in the Ikaino Ward.

Is that where you grew up?

No.

I was born in Yeongdo.

Yeongdo? Where is that?

[sighs]

It's not here.

I have much to do.

- I should be off. - [speaks Japanese]

My grandson.

He's a good boy.

[speaks Japanese]

But he's struggling at the moment.

It must be a hard time.

Not easy.

For him, I had hoped things would be different.

When I was his age,

I stood in ration lines and trained in air raid drills.

We thought the Americans would come slaughter us.

You can't blame him for not living in a world gone mad, can you?

But doesn't that mean things should be easier for him?

No.

No matter the times, life is never easy.

Unless we're gods.

Time for you all to fly away!

[chuckles]

[Hansu, Mr. Kim, Noa, Mozasu speaking]

[Mozasu] Go higher!

[Kyunghee] There you go!

- [chuckles] - [Mozasu] Faster!

[Hansu] That's good, Noa. Make it go higher. [laughs]

Make it go even higher!

- [Mozasu] Don't let it drop! - Faster!

- More! There we go! - [Mosazu] Just keep running!

[laughs]

[Kyunghee] Mozasu, be careful not to trip!

- [Mozasu] This is fun! Noa, wait for me! - [Hansu laughing]

[Kyunghee] Be careful, boys!

[planes approaching]

Noa! Mozasu!

Noa!

Mom!

- Mozasu, come to me. - Mom.

[Kyunghee breathing shakily]

They're headed northbound.

If they were aiming for Nagasaki, they would've gone the other way.

Your husband isn't in their path.

- [Sunja] Kyunghee! - [Mr. Kim] Let her be.

[Kyunghee] There. All done.

I have a very lucky brother-in-law, to get such a package.

What a blessing.

They all must be so envious of him.

[Kyunghee] I hope so.

I hope it fits.

I'll go drop them off.

It's late. Go tomorrow morning.

The foreman is going to the post tomorrow.

I want to send these as soon as possible.

Besides, I don't know if I'll sleep well.

Kyunghee,

He's in no harm. I'm sure he's doing fine.

I know that.

What about the next day?

Or the day after that?

You can't promise me he wont' be in harm's way.

It's not guaranteed.

All of us are here together.

And to think of him all alone...

It doesn't seem fair.

[door opens, closes]

Noa.

It's time to put that away.

Get some rest.

You--

Your father,

you can't forget about him.

You know that?

Of course. How could I not?

[Mozasu] I knew it. We have a thief!

Someone's stealing the eggs!

[Sunja] What is it?

[in Japanese] For the past few days,

I've been finding fewer and fewer eggs.

When I told the foreman,

[in Japanese] he said I was right.

I could see he was really angry.

I swore an oath, I swore that we would catch the thief.

Why would you swear that to anyone?

How will you catch him?

I wanted to lay a trap.

- A trap? - What is that?

That's not going to work.

If you really want to get this thief, do a stakeout.

Then you catch him red-handed.

Good idea!

Mom, can I do it? Please.

Is it safe? What if it's someone who's desperate?

If it's the two boys and me, we have enough strength

for whatever it is.

Better to nab this fella right away and nip this in the bud.

Mother, it's clear he knows about stakeouts.

Look at him. You could tell.

- You sure I have nothing to worry about? - Then it's a plan.

Go tell your brother.

After dinner, we'll plan our stakeout and find a lookout.

- How's that? - I love this plan.

I'm excited. I'll go tell Noa, too.

This place just gets better and better.

Are you sure about this?

You shouldn't be scared.

It's probably just some hungry villagers snooping around.

Would it be okay if I joined as well?

[Mr. Kim] You want to come with us?

This is the first time I've heard about a stakeout.

It seems exciting.

[chuckles]

I don't want to be in the way--

I'm sure the boys will be happy.

[train passing]

[in Japanese] You've had yakitori before, haven't you?

Of course.

Welcome!

Two beers, please.

[Solomon chuckles]

[both chuckle]

[dog barking]

The food's good here.

And it's cheap.

Perfect for my situation.

- [glasses thud] - Thank you.

[clears throat]

You know...

I get that things haven't been easy between us.

That's mostly my fault.

But this is where I am now.

I'm done pretending.

If this doesn't work for you...

you're free to walk away.

No hard feelings.

But

I want you to know this.

I'm not always going to be this low.

I'm smart.

Hungry.

I know the rules of the game now.

And I won't make it at the expense of those who don't deserve it.

But those who do...

they're fair game.

As I said, if this doesn't work for you,

I'll understand.

Cheers.

Cheers.

[Mozasu, in English] It's been hours.

[in Japanese] How much longer do we have to wait?

It's only been two hours.

[in English] And be quiet from now on.

We don't want them to hear us.

[Mr. Kim] Mozasu.

We might not catch them tonight.

If he's clever, he might stay away for a few nights.

Are you saying that tonight could be a bust?

Who can be sure?

[sighs]

Mr. Kim,

where did-- where did you meet Mr. Koh?

Noa.

That's disrespectful.

No, it's alright.

You've been wanting to ask me for a long time.

I met him down at the docks 15 years ago.

I was working there then.

Taking whatever jobs I could get hold of

and getting into a lot of trouble.

[Mozasu] What kind?

[Mr. Kim] Getting into fistfights.

I was stupid.

An ignorant man,

with a lot of anger.

It's a bad combination.

What were you angry about?

Back in Korea, my father farmed a small piece of land.

Though it wasn't much, he kept food on our table.

Farmers across the country

were ordered to submit the size of their land to the Japanese.

A clerk made a mistake,

reported my father's land larger than it was.

When the tax bill eventually came,

my father couldn't afford to pay it.

The land...

it was taken from him.

Eventually,

my younger siblings were sent away to various family members.

My mother cried many bitter tears over what happened.

Any love that she'd had for my father,

turned sour.

One morning, my father went out into the fields.

The fields that were once his.

He never came back.

And so I buried him right there.

In the spot where his potatoes once grew.

And I left home shortly after.

[sighs]

- [twig snaps] - [footsteps running]

[Mozasu] Look over there!

Just how many of them are there?

[shushes]

Man the gates.

[thief, in Japanese] Busted! Run!

- [thief 2] Go, go! - [Mozasu] Noa, are you okay?

[Noa] They're getting away!

[Mr. Kim] Don't worry about them.

I grabbed one.

[Mozasu gasps] It's him!

[Mr. Kim] You know this boy?

[Mozasu] He's the one who bullied Noa in school.

[in Japanese] Please. If the teachers at the temple find out, they'll beat me.

You're one of the evacuees?

[Mozasu] Why are you stealing our eggs?

[Minoru] There's not enough food for the 20 of us.

We're always starving.

So what do you want to do with him?

Me?

You decide. I can let him go with a warning.

Or I take him back to the temple, leave it to whatever happens.

Let him go.

[Mozasu] But he did so many mean things to you!

Go. Before Noa changes his mind.

Hey!

Make sure to share with the others. You got that?

How could you just let him go?

You could've gotten back at him.

Your brother did the right thing.

You want your enemy to owe you, not the other way around.

I bet Noa already knew that.

[Mozasu] Really?

I need to remember that.

[Kyunghee chuckles]

Let's go. It's late.

[Mozasu] Wasn't that exciting, Auntie?

[Kyunghee] Too much so.

It's a wonder if we'll be able to sleep tonight.

[chuckles]

[phone ringing]

[vehicle approaching]

[in Japanese] Hello?

[Tom, in English] It's done.

The property now belongs to Abe- san.

We're all in now. This better work.

[Solomon] It'll work. I know it.

- [construction workers chattering] - [clanging, buzzing]

[Kyunghee sighs]

[breathes shakily]

[sighs]

[thunder rumbling]

Subtitles: DUBBING BROTHERS