Original subtitles

Lee Dong-wook

Jo Bo-ah

Kim Beom

Kim Jeong-nan Ahn Kil-kang

Hwang Hui Kim Yong-ji

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

They're gone.

- What? - Everyone is gone.

What are you saying?

It's like the entire village vanished into thin air,

and there isn't a soul around.

Eohwa Supermarket

- What about the restroom? - Gone.

- What? - That dead body is gone now.

It became deserted overnight.

They weren't forcibly removed.

There are no traces of a fight or anyone's reluctance.

They must be on a group tour or something.

Along with the dead body?

No one took their wallets or bags, or any other belongings.

Only the people are gone.

Where did they all go?

They're gone?

Okay.

A total of 22 families, all 41 people?

Okay, I'll send backup.

- Call me if anyone is dead or hurt. - Okay.

What is it?

Those.

When were those put up?

There's a common superstition saying bamboo trees call for ghosts.

- Is it true? - It's hollow inside.

The wandering dead won't find a better guesthouse than this.

Doesn't it look like a path was made?

- The Dragon King's Road. - Right.

I've seen it on Jeju Island during a folk festival.

It welcomes the dragon king, right?

It does, but it's in the wrong direction.

Come to think about it,

this is the southwest.

The Gate of Demons.

It's where unclean spirits come and go.

That means what they wanted to call in...

definitely wasn't the dragon king.

Hello, I'm Hyeonuiong of the Afterlife Border Control.

Yes. Is the king of the underworld doing all right?

I'm calling today for more shrouds for the dead.

Could you have them delivered by early tomorrow morning?

All right. Okay. Of course.

Keep it up, then. Goodbye.

- What happened? - This is a huge problem.

Is it really the same serpent?

And even you can't spot its whereabouts?

Did it use a talisman?

It went completely off the grid.

Shouldn't we let Yeon know?

Don't make a fuss. We can't let Yeon hear of this.

- But still... okay. - Silence.

Was this it?

Is this why I couldn't see anything in Yeon's future?

Hey.

I heard a weird sound late last night.

What sound?

It sounded like a baby.

Elaborate.

It was a little past two o'clock.

I woke up from thirst.

At first, I thought it was a stray cat.

But it wasn't.

It was definitely a baby.

But no one on this island was pregnant.

All the ladies are well over 70.

- What time was it? - It was 2:40 a.m.

- Are you sure? - Yes.

The clock had stopped.

Both my wall clock and the table clock.

My watch stopped, too. And it's also at 2:40.

The hour of the ox.

Between 1 and 3 a.m.

It's when the door to the other side opens up.

What on earth was born last night?

Chapter 4 Verge of Death

♫ Happy birthday, dear Yu-ri ♫

♫ Happy birthday to you ♫

- Congratulations. - Congratulations, Yu-ri.

- This is from me. - And from me.

- Thanks, Mom, Dad. - Do you like it?

Of course. I'm so happy, I could cry.

Yu-ri, when will you get married?

She's still young.

- She's 24. She's not that young. - She's 25.

No, she was 24 years old.

Dad, do you have dementia?

That accident was when she was 24, her senior year in college.

What accident?

Yu-ri went trekking in Nepal,

then fell to her death.

Don't say such terrible things.

No, I clearly remember checking her dead body...

Dad, I told you to forget such useless memories, didn't I?

Who are you?

Why would you buy me a phone?

Because my brother is the one who stole your phone.

It's not out of kindness, but taking responsibility.

So maintain the 48-month contract.

Pay up if you want to cancel it.

I installed an app, so don't pick up calls from strangers and my brother.

You're unexpectedly tech-savvy.

It's not easy living an analog lifestyle.

What?

This time last year, I got a call from the Seoul Prosecutors' Office,

telling me someone dare stole my identity!

A phishing scam?

I lost $20,000,

then ripped out the con man's ears.

It wasn't enough. I couldn't sleep.

Punch it in.

Your number. You just told me not to pick up unknown numbers.

Don't you already have enough information on me?

I couldn't finish our interview last night,

and I want more about you, now that I got started.

Sounds great.

You're pretty consistent.

People criticize me over that.

Okay, then. See you around.

It's me. The one you love the most in this world.

What did you wish for?

For my daughter, Yu-ri, to return to life.

And I made it come true.

So who is she again?

My daughter, Ki Yu-ri.

She's 25,

and she'll inherit my department store.

Okay. You two may go.

Mr. Lee, I missed you.

Did you meet that vet?

- Yes. - How did it go?

He was cuter than I expected.

He got scared stiff when I showed him my gun.

You can keep that. He'll come back for it in time.

And when he does, may I kill him?

Yu-ri.

Do you know when baby clams are the most delicious?

- I'm not sure. - When peach blossoms bloom.

That's when the shell hardens and the flesh begins to glisten.

You need to learn to wait to find good ingredients.

I see.

Make sure you have a lot of fun with him.

He's also something Yeon cherishes.

Okay.

Are you leaving?

Yeon is probably dying to see me right now.

I should go meet him now.

So why here?

I got curious. You're always hanging out in this place.

- I want a bite of the mint chocolate chip. - Don't touch it.

It tastes like I'm eating chocolate with pain-relief patches.

Why do you eat this thing?

- That's enough playing. Tell me. - Tell you what?

Where did everyone on that island go?

Why would I care?

It's not like you care about their lives.

Something that isn't human got mixed in with them.

Well, I did hear some rumor...

that something interesting was in the mountain well.

- What is it? - Why?

Do you think it might be that thing?

The snake that came between you and that woman.

It already died by my hands.

Life doesn't always go the way you like.

- What do you mean? - Who knows?

But I can tell you this for sure.

Your girl...

will fail to die a natural death in this life, too.

Have you ever heard of the vanishing effect?

Vanishing, as in disappearing?

It's when people disappear like they've all evaporated.

There was a similar case on an island...

in North Carolina, U.S.

Everyone on this island disappeared in the year 1590.

All of their household items and valuables remained.

Just the people went missing.

How did you end up this twisted?

You left the forest for your dumb romance.

And 600 years have passed.

And I lived all those years cursing you.

What do you want me to do?

There's only one way you can stop me.

Kill me now.

With your own hands.

Kill me.

Just like the time you came for me.

Please spare my life. Please.

Please spare me.

Rang.

Yeon.

Is that really you?

It's been so long. You were alive?

I couldn't reach you after you got to the Samdocheon. I thought you died.

I missed you.

I missed you to death, Yeon.

Why didn't you come and get me?

I did.

I went there,

but I couldn't find you.

I lost you.

After you left, people set the mountain on fire.

I was going to wait for you there,

but it was burning hot and scary.

Is that why you killed all these people?

Yes.

Even those who were innocent?

Their existence itself was sinful.

I just killed off an entire village.

They all knelt before me, begging me to spare them.

I see.

My little brother, who could never harm a wounded dog,

has changed so much.

Let's do this together.

Let's show these humans who we are.

Rang.

Yes?

Your sword.

Draw your sword.

What are you talking about, Yeon?

This is an order from the ten kings of the afterlife.

Lee Rang, you've slaughtered many innocent lives.

You'll...

pay for your sins with your life.

You're a real scumbag.

You left me over a woman,

then you betrayed me for your duties.

All you want is to do good deeds to have that woman be reborn, right?

You barely missed a vital spot,

but if I died then,

I'd be rolling around the Hell of Fire by now.

Why? Can't you bring yourself to do it again?

Kill me.

Only then will she live.

Sure. It's not a bad idea to end your life now,

instead of living so recklessly.

Do it.

Why?

Why can't you do it?!

Don't act like an abandoned kid.

You aren't a kid anymore.

I can do this.

But do you know why I won't?

Because I want to see the kind of face you'll make...

when she dies in front of you again.

No matter how wicked you want to be,

I know this isn't really you.

What?

I'm going.

Don't let it leak to the media, for the time being.

I can keep my mouth shut fine.

But what about the families of the missing?

There aren't any.

What?

They have no family or relatives.

- All 41 residents? - None.

What's eerier is that they all weren't from the island.

- Then? - In the 1950s, they all moved in at once...

on the same day, on the same boat.

Do you know how it feels, living with your boss?

Sin-ju.

Don't ever get married.

I'm not even dating.

Marriage for a man is like making an "own goal." Remember that.

Your in-law is king of the underworld. It's a winning goal during injury time.

Are you the referee?

Are you the judge of my life?

Come on. Stop taking it out on Sin-ju.

Snail Bride, don't ever get remarried.

Continue to live as a widow.

Don't curse her.

I would've punched you first if it hadn't been for your brother-in-law.

How did you two meet?

It was a sort of a crime.

Long ago, I was taking a bath in a stream,

and my wife was peeping at me.

It must've been love at first sight.

Precisely. I have a killer body once I get stripped down.

Wait a minute. Your wife asked you out first?

I got kidnapped that night.

She put a sack over my head, then carried me out.

- What? - Then she asked me two questions.

"Do you want to live with me, or go to hell?"

"Do you want to sleep with me, or go to hell?"

So I spent the night.

You fool!

How dare you forget your place and harm a human?!

That shaman?

She may have looked fine, but she was way overdue.

I don't care if she was overdue. She wasn't in the book!

It was a clear-cut emergency.

Your punishment has been settled.

What were you thinking?

I'll gladly accept any punishment.

So stop making it obvious you worry about me.

Is it because of that girl?

Did you find her?

But...

she didn't have the Fox Marble I gave her.

You got the wrong girl.

But she looks way too similar.

Her face.

- I'll protect you. - Her voice.

It's burning hot.

And those scales that covered...

- A-eum before her death. - You need to stop here.

- What do you mean? - A human can't be with a fox.

Your obsession will bring disaster...

upon you and that girl who was reborn.

I don't want anything that profound.

Then what?

We've lived for hundreds and thousands of years,

but we all have our favorite age.

Those radiant years which we especially loved.

You loved the 1980s.

You found a hobby.

Teenage Dreamers A Better Tomorrow

When Leslie Cheung died,

you had makgeolli three days straight.

So?

That was the only time for me.

Those few years when she lived.

Even if she was reborn,

she isn't the same girl as before.

I don't care.

I just want to see her...

experience all kinds of emotions in life...

as she grows old in peace.

And there are things I must do to make that happen.

Hello?

What are you up to?

I'm just, you know, about to eat.

- Did you get your food? - I did. Why?

Return it.

- What is this? - I'm asking you to eat with me.

- Granny, let me grab a quick meal. - Hey!

Do you think our law is a joke?

I hadn't even had a drop of water today.

This is all I can do to extenuate your case.

Be back by midnight.

Did you catch anyone suspicious leaving that island?

My clairvoyance isn't your dashcam!

I knew you'd say that. You never tell me anything.

You're here.

Hey.

Come in.

Sure.

- The gates... I'll close them. - Close them.

Did you really...?

I really did make everything.

I'm pretty much good at everything.

But not what's important.

Modesty won't put food in my mouth. I do.

Anyway, what have you got there? Looks like flowers.

No.

You may turn it in with confidence.

You didn't bring flowers, but a bouquet of mugwort.

If I eat your food without a present, I have to pay you back,

but that's too much work.

So? Do you like it? I'll sit here.

What a monotonous, mechanical reaction.

It's an unexpected gift for a housewarming party.

Should I put it in a vase or eat it?

Mugwort was the first thing that grew...

when the ground was barren after an atomic bomb went off.

Isn't that totally you?

It's totally what I like.

- What are you doing? - You know,

animals love to be petted.

My dog loves it when I pet him like this.

Ta-da.

It's good.

You can have two bowls.

Why did you suddenly do this?

People usually feed someone...

when they want to thank them.

You saved my life twice, but this ordinary meal was the only way...

I could think to show my gratitude.

It's very special.

At the least, it's for me today.

I just realized that you didn't move.

Most people whose family go missing are like me.

It's tough for us to move.

It's our way of saying, "Don't forget your way home."

"I'm still waiting here."

You must've been lonely in this huge house.

Why are you laughing?

Because it'd be odd to cry.

You said I must've been lonely,

so I wondered if I was.

Then I realized I was.

They look kind.

You're right.

Why couldn't my parents be meaner?

Then could I have forgotten everything,

and lived an ordinary life like everyone else.

Doing this helps me stop crying.

I figured it out when I was nine, after I lost my parents.

You'll find your parents.

I'll make it happen.

Go live an ordinary life.

A boring and heartwarming life,

just like everyone else.

By any chance,

- that first love you mentioned... - Wake up.

My first love was like a lotus flower.

Fine, I'm more like weeds,

or mugwort that grew through radiation. Happy?

You grew pretty well for weeds.

Thank you for your help on Eohwa Island.

Don't mention it.

The man who saved my life after Yeon slew me was...

you, remember?

All of it was fate.

How's the kid doing?

He's asleep.

You're something, too.

How did you spend 600 years serving it?

I'm only human.

We barely live a hundred years,

I'm just an ordinary human doing my best not to die.

I haven't met anyone using this world's power to live longer...

have it end well for them.

What's your plan now?

I'll feed him, put him to sleep, and wait for him to grow up.

I'll look forward to it.

The moment the main character finds his lover and falls in love,

the tragedy of the past will be recreated.

A funeral? Do you have to go?

Why not?

It's not a good time to be at a place like that.

What do you mean?

Why do you think your ancestors washed up...

and sprinkled salt after funerals?

All kinds of unclean things swarm around.

Thanks for your concern, but I have to go.

You're already involved with this world.

So are you afraid I might catch an evil spirit?

No matter what it is, if you can see something, it can see you too.

And I won't be in Seoul for a few days.

Are you going on a trip?

Well, sure. Something like that.

- So... - I'm not going to avoid this.

Especially if this is the world I'll have to face now.

Wait here.

Take this.

I put in as many red beans as your age.

Keep it with you, and don't lose it.

Is it some sort of charm?

It's a classic. Since I made it, it'll last a day or two.

Thanks.

Bye, then. Enjoy your trip.

Sure.

Why can't I seem to turn back?

Is it all right for me to be away from her right now?

What's your favorite movie?

Toy Story 3.

Why?

I want to know more about you, Yeon.

The red-bean bag!

Right here.

You jerk.

I thought you weren't coming.

I heard you haven't cried once.

You stubborn brat.

I'm sorry I'm late.

My mom said...

she'll live long if she makes her shroud on a leap month.

So she kept pestering me to go to a hanbok store,

but I kept putting it off, and never did it.

When she called,

I always hung up first, saying I was busy.

And last week,

she made dongchimi, my favorite.

But I just slept in.

You're a horrible daughter.

Right?

Right.

My mom makes awesome dongchimi,

but I can't eat it anymore.

Cry as much as you want.

If you hold it back, it'll stay with you for life.

So where am I headed?

Please send me somewhere warm.

I get cold easily, because of my age.

I said I get cold easily.

A word from the ten kings.

"The former deity of Baekdu Mountain, Lee Yeon."

"You must be punished in the First Hell for killing a human,"

"according to Article 24 of the Criminal Code."

"However, we extenuate your case for saving many lives."

"You're hereby put on probation for seven days."

Wait, a week? That's way too long.

"However, you'll spend that period..."

"in a human body, not as a deity."

"You'll experience all the pain of human life."

3rd-Generation Chaebol Ki Yu-ri Taking Over Moze Group

Ki Yu-ri.

The necklace thief.

How did you find me here?

I thought you'd come back for it, but you didn't.

- It's because you had a gun... - Relax.

I'm not armed today.

What do you want?

Play with me.

How is Ms. Kim?

I made her cry a lot, so she's dizzy now.

- Go make sure she eats. - Okay.

I like the yukgaejang here.

Why are you here?

Stop overreacting and sit down.

By the way, I gave her more condolence money than you.

Sit down,

unless you want that girl's funeral to be held with her mom's.

What do you want?

How's it going with Yeon?

We've made huge progress.

His only brother has been coming to see me in and out of season.

Aren't you scared of me?

I am.

I've been told that males with many complexes are like ticking bombs.

You're not wrong.

Why do you hate your brother so much?

Well, my life is pretty boring.

Liar.

You actually loved him a lot.

That's why you're doing this.

What you said about the Russian smuggler was true.

What are you doing?

I'm a vet.

I've seen similar scars...

on animals in a zoo.

You were abused by people, right?

Don't look at me like that. It's annoying.

- Sorry. - And don't apologize, either.

I'm never returning your necklace.

It's very dear to me.

That's why I took it.

Who is it? Who's making you do this?

If you manage to take this necklace back,

I'll tell you.

There once lived a deity who abandoned his mountain.

Then the humans who came to pray to us with their wishes...

set the mountain on fire to wipe out all the foxes.

Every living thing burned up.

All the dogs I raised like family...

turned to ash.

And is that...

because of his first love?

Yeon thinks you're the reincarnation of that woman.

That's why he killed that shaman, knowing the consequences...

he'll have to pay.

"The consequences"?

Where is he right now?

Where he can't get any phone signals.

Prison of Snowy Mountain

Where is he?

That's none of your business.

If you wish to live, you'd better not fall asleep tonight.

Why is Hall 6...

filled with people at this hour?

And they all look like little kids.

You're so concerned about other people's business.

Time in hell flows at a different speed than the world.

Seven days in the world is seven years in hell.

You can't eat.

You can't sleep.

And you can't die.

A Better Tomorrow

That was the only time for me.

Those few years when she lived.

I'll gladly accept any punishment.

I just want to see her...

experience all kinds of emotions in life...

as she grows old in peace.

Naïve fool.

The device you reached is off. You will be redirected to voicemail.

You will be charged after the beep.

A power outage?

Hello.

You two must be sisters.

How old are you?

And what are you doing here?

- Ma'am. - Ma'am.

- Have you seen our dad? - Have you seen our dad?

Did you lose your dad?

Which hall is he in?

Do you want me to find him?

Hey.

Why are you wearing the wrong pair of shoes?

Ms. Nam!

Hey.

- She finished the rice cake. - Great job.

She told us to go home. She's going to rest, too.

Really? One second.

Where did the kids go?

Kids?

Yes, they were here just now.

They probably went to their parents. Let's go.

Okay.

Are you taking a cab? I'll drop you off.

It's fine. I'm tired to death,

but my mom told me to stop by the supermarket to buy gum,

to lose any odd spirits.

It must be some exorcism.

She's very superstitious, for a church lady.

- See you tomorrow. - Great work today.

When did this...?

Ms. Nam!

She lost the charm I gave her.

Was it Rang? Or...

Granny. Hey, Granny. I have something to say.

I know you can hear me.

You need to let me go.

Granny, come on.

Will you let me go?

Darn it, you need to let me go now!

Let me go right now!

Darn it.

Darn it!

Why are you making a fuss?

Granny, I need to leave. So let me go right now.

How dare you?!

Where do you think you are?

The Mountain of Knives. I'll go there.

I was going to be sent there without the remission, anyway.

Then I can leave here by today.

Or you may never get to leave...

in that condition.

I don't care.

Are you okay?

Yes.

What happened to me?

You collapsed.

- It's chilly. - You're cold?

Did something happen back there?

I saw these little girls. Twice.

What were they like?

Two sisters.

They were wearing cute dresses...

with mismatching shoes.

Aren't they ghosts?

- What? - Ghosts do certain things the other way...

when they try to mimic humans.

- You don't even believe in ghosts. - One second.

A Research of Ghost Tales

I did a bit of research,

and that funeral used to be an aejangteo.

Aejangteo?

A place where dead children were buried?

Yes, that burial was demolished, and the funeral hall was built.

- But, Jae-hwan. - Yes?

Why are you...

holding that book upside down?

- She found us. - She found us.

Hell of the Mountain of Knives

Cross the bridge.

Once you take a step, you won't be allowed to return.

Could I really do this...

in this body?

No matter what it is, if you can see something, it can see you too.

I put in as many red beans as your age.

Keep it with you, and don't lose it.

Yeon.

Granny, I'll be back.

The sinner is crossing the Hell of the Mountain of Knives!

My phone.

Who's there?

Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

What do you want from me?!

Give me your body. I want this body.

Give me your body. I want this body.

Give me your body. I want this body.

Give me your body. I want this body.

Give me your body. I want this body.

Give me your body. I want this body.

- Give me your body. - Give me your body.

- Give me your body. - Give me your body.

- Give me your body. - Give me your body.

Thank you, Yeon.

My 9-year-old self and my 30-year-old self...

both survived, thanks to you.

You know,

I'm not much of a fighter,

and can't control the weather,

but one day, I'll protect you.

I promised that...

I'll...

protect you.

Your girl will fail to die a natural death in this life, too.

I don't care who she is, or if she's the one I'm looking for.

That doesn't matter anymore.

There's only one thing I know.

That these knives that dig into my skin...

can't hurt me as much...

as the death of that woman who has her face.

I want to know more about you, Yeon.

Then don't die.

Please stay alive...

until I get there. Please.

I often had nightmares.

But I never had anyone there for me.

I was used to it.

But now...

Go live an ordinary life.

I'll make it happen.

Why am I looking for you?

Yeon. Yeon!

- Give me your body. - Give me your body.

- Give me your body. - Give me your body.

Please don't die.

Please don't die...

because of me.

I found you.

Be reborn.

I'll come and find you.

I also...

I also have been waiting for you.

Tale of the Nine-Tailed

I'm his loyal right-hand man since his Baekdu Mountain days,

and his housekeeper.

What was your first love like?

Sometimes, knowing too much can hurt you.

I'm looking for someone.

The way you look at me. And those wounds.

I just can't forget it.