When I was a child...
I remember seeing
a big rainbow over the river
Go away!
At that time my mother told me
"A rainbow is the door to heaven
When people die they go to heaven through that door"
When I was a child my father passed away
And my mother went abroad
I wanted my mom to remarry but she didn't want to
My name is Ji-hae and my blood type is O
And since I was seven I learned taekwondo
Are you okay?
This box contains my parents' letters and diaries
Every time my mother read the letters, she wept
The refined letters and the scent of the past...
My mom's first love is in here
Hello?
Ji-hae? It's me, Soo-gyung
Why are you calling so early?
Wanna go to the art museum and a play with me and Sang-min?
Hey, are you making me tag along?
No, dummy! Sang-min asked you to come
Really?
- I'm serious - I got to know
Sang-min through Soo-gyung
She one day asked me to write e-mails to Sang-min
For two months, I wrote letters to him for Soo-gyung
Today, I saw you reading a book by the bench
It looked like a picture in a postcard
That's childish
Rewrite it?
No, I like it
I like it being childish
If you still want to marry
I'll give you a curse for a dowry
Sang-min, I sent you a letter without missing a day
Afterwards, Soo-gyung signed up for theater
So that she could get close to him
Good-bye If you still want to marry
marry an idiot instead
The night stained with pain kept me awake...
The gloomy moonlight has
unexpectedly made your shadow suspend
on my window
No, that's not it!
The gloomy moonlight has
unexpectedly made your shadow suspend
on my window
Jordan is touched when Emily comes back to see him
You have to feel both happy and heartbroken
Do it with more feeling!
When I look at him I feel breathless
But he never once looked at me
I'll put a spell on him
Look back! Look back! Look back! Hey!
Music
When I saw you for the first time
you already stole my heart
But now that you came to me
I feel like we'll be together forever
Good
My heart is yours forever
He doesn't make a lot of gesture
Isn't Sang-min fantastic?
I love guys who are into their work
Saw him?
"No, that's not it!"
The gloomy moonlight has
unexpectedly made your shadow suspend
on my window
Talking about me?
It's nothing, Sang-min
You know Ji-hae, right?
She was with me when I first came here
Right, it's been a while
Yes... Hello
A lot of girls like him
Not just Soo-gyung
Even the woman working at the student's hall likes him
Sung Joo-hee
Yoon Tae-soo
Oh Joon-ha?
"When I opened the window this morning the romantic breeze signaled autumn coming
I'll put that wind in the letter and send it to you"
Romantic breeze?
That's so cliché
I guess I'll look at it as a classic
Oh Joon-ha!
Tae-soo came to me all of sudden whom I've never talked to
Please write me a letter
He heard the rumor that I write for others
Tae-soo is a friend who grew no less than 36 centimeters during the winter vacation
To who?
To my fiancée
Fiancée?
She's my dad's friend's daughter
They set us up on their own
You're lucky
You don't have to ask girls out on dates
I'm sick of it
I'm not the type to date one girl
If she mails me he wants to check it
He wants to know everything
He acts just like a FBI agent
Oh no
She's pretty, huh?
But since she's a congressman's daughter she'll be shallow
Drive! Drive!
You let them slip out between your legs
City boys are slow
Suwon isn't a city, Seoul is
Oh Suwon... But we have a city hall
You catch them and I'll draw them
Look carefully, idiot Let's go
What are you doing?
She's Old SUNG's granddaughter I heard she's from Suwon
- Wait, you're from Suwon, right? - Yeah
We can never dream of having her Old SUNG's son is a congressman
So she's a congressman's daughter
Then is she a congressman's son, idiot?
- Oh... She's...
- She's waving - Let's wave back!
Hey, wave!
- Hello! - Hi!
I found one!
Let me see!
Let's see
It stinks
I got one
It's a big one
It sure ate a lot of cow shit
It's a beetle
A beetle?
But I've never seen one
Do you want this?
You wanna bet?
It's cow shit, it's dirty
Have you seen the haunted house across the river?
What?
Yes
Can you take me there?
Yes
Do you know how to row?
Sure
Then let's meet at the ferry at twelve tomorrow, okay?
- What did you say to her? - She said something...
City boys are surely different
Hey, teach me how to row!
You'll teach me, right?
Grandpa told me a lot about it but forbid me to go
It's strict where ever I go
I really wanted to go, but I had no one to take me
If I ask the people here then they'll tell my Grandpa right away
But the boat isn't moving
Gosh!
To be honest this is my first time rowing
My name is Oh Joon-ha
Oh my, I forgot to introduce myself I'm Sung Joo-hee
You're from Suwon?
Yes
I'm from Suwon, too I came here to visit my Uncle
Really? What a coincidence
Or maybe fate?
- Pardon? - Oh, nothing
Is there... really a ghost?
Have you seen... a ghost before?
Of course Every day
What?
In the mirror
Actually, I'm a ghost
Stop it
- Are you okay? - Yes
I think I sprained my ankle
Get on my back
Hurry and get on my back
It's a shower It'll stop soon
Dry yourself with this
When the rain stops we'll go along the river
Then we'll reach the ferry Although it's a bit far
I'm heavy, huh?
Nope You're not heavy at all
But I weigh a lot And I eat a lot, too
Don't worry
I can carry you on my back and go anywhere!
You're lying
I'm not lying
Yes, you are
No, I'm not
I caught it
Open your hands
Hold the firefly for a moment
You gave me a firefly and carried me
But this is all that I can give you in return
Please give me the firefly
Thanks for today
She was sick for a few days
and left for a big hospital in Seoul
After her mother died she got really sick
But when she came back from the countryside
I heard she got healthier and looked happier
It's done
Let me see
It was painful to write the letters for Tae-soo
Because of her
I had a lot to tell her myself
It's great
Can I thank you by showing you my specialty?
Yes
Wait a sec You have to open your mouth
When we close our mouths people will think we faked it
Watch carefully
Know what song this is?
"Moonlight of Shilla"?
You punks!
Why haven't you finished your chores?
Are you bastards playing hookie?
I'll check later so make it spotless!
And what's this smell? Did someone take a shit here?
Joon-ha!
Oh Joon-ha!
Joon-ha! Oh Joon-ha!
Are you crazy to scream in a library?
Look, it's an invitation
Is everyone here Oh Joon-ha?
Nosey bastards
Thank you
Next is sophomore Sung Joo-hee
She will play Beethoven's Sonata 8 on the piano
Welcome with warm applause
Joo-hee, you must be hungry
I bet you're hungry
- Thank you - Congratulations
Is your ankle better?
Yes
And your cold?
Yes
I was very worried about you
And I enjoyed your performance
I have to practice more
Everyone's waiting
I snuck out
I still have the firefly
It's in good health, like me
Hi
Sorry, I'm late
Hi, Ji-hae
Sang-min, I won We made a bet
I bet you'd come and Sang-min bet you wouldn't
You have to treat dinner
Okay, I will
What are you looking at?
I have to go
Why are you going so early?
Sang-min is treating us to dinner
Three's a crowd
You bad girl You're too smart
Sang-min! Ji-hae said she's leaving
But you should eat with us
And we can talk about the play, too
Ji-hae never changes her mind
Right, Ji-hae?
Right
See?
That's too bad It would've been nice if you came
Ever seen Sang-min treat anyone like this?
He's doing this because you're my friend
He's just being nice so you can go, It's okay
Wait!
I bought presents today
I also got you one, so you wouldn't feel alone
I bet you won't be able to sleep tonight This isn't like Sang-min
It's because you're a good friend
If it wasn't for me you'd never get this
Pick one
Ji-hae!
Ji-hae...
I like your present better
It's okay to switch, right?
Bye!
"When the sun shines on the sea, I think of you
When the dim moonlight is on the spring I think of you"
Really? Is that what it says?
Gee!
Oh my gosh Sang-min must really like me a lot
You have to give it to me tomorrow, okay?
Okay
I have no reason to see him anymore
He wants to be with Soo-gyung now
When the sun shines on the sea...
When the dim moonlight is on the spring...
Are you done?
Wait a little longer
Hand in your manure
in an envelope after lunch
- Got it? - Yes, sir
Those who didn't bring it hurry and go take a shit!
Got it?
Let's get together!
One! Two!
Joon-ha
I'll close my eyes and run so you guide me, okay?
I'm really closing them
Okay
Joon-ha
Wanna come with me to learn the folk dance after class?
Folk?
I'm gonna meet Joo-hee there
It's my dad and his friend's idea
They want us to meet at a healthy recreation
A lot of girls will be there so you pick one up
- Gonna come, right? - I don't know
Tae-soo!
Joo-hee, this is my friend Oh Joon-ha
She's the one I told you about
I'm Oh Joon-ha Nice to meet you
Hello Are you two friends?
Know each other?
No, we don't
He's my best friend
This is my friend, Na-hee
Hi, I'm Na Na-hee
- I'm YOON Tae-soo - I'm Oh Joon-ha
Everyone please have a seat
Come on!
Anywhere is fine
Today I will teach you the folk dance
- Sounds fun, right? - Yes
Folk Dance is...
I missed you
Me, too
I didn't know you were Tae-soo's friend
I want to be a woman anchor
So I always practice my speech
Can you do this?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Did I do okay? I can do it faster
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Shall I do it faster?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Give it a try
Peter Piper a pecked of peppers pickled...
You'll need a lot of practice Repeat precisely after me
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
We should split up now
I'll take Joo-hee home so you take care of Na-hee
Okay? See you later
I had fun Good night
Bye, Joo-hee
Good night
What are you doing? Let's get going
Joon-ha
then try something easier
Try this
She sells seashells by the seashore
Easy, huh? Give it a try
Pardon?
I said give it a try
Give what a try?
She sells seashells by the seashore
Give this a try
I can't Please don't ask me to
You can't do this?
She sells seashells by the seashore
It's easy
She sells seashells by the seashore
- Have a good... - Yes...
Good-bye
The card
I should've known there'd be a card for me
Ji-hae?
Oh, hello
Where are you headed?
To the library
That far?
It's not far
I won't get so wet if I stop at each building
Then I'll take you there
With my special umbrella
Think of that building as a shed and run
One, Two, Three!
How are you?
Thanks so much
But you're soaked
I was going to get wet anyway
I should be going Thanks again
- Okay, I'll see you later - OK!
I didn't think we'd meet again
But why does the library have to be so close?
She hasn't mailed me back yet
- Joo-hee? - Yeah
- Why not? - I don't know
I'm not the type to fall in love with one girl
But I must really like her
Tae-soo!
Tae-soo?
Hi
What are you doing here?
I was waiting for you
Please take these flowers
I like you, Joo-hee
Please write to me
It's so strange Is it because I'm too tall?
Why do I keep fainting?
I'm out of breath
It's because of Tae-soo, right?
What do you think I should do?
Tell me
Tae-soo is a rotten bastard
No, Tae-soo is nice
He's a rotten bastard because he's too nice
Tae-soo is waiting for your letter
There's no hope
There's nothing we can do for us
Don't say that
There's a way
No, there's nothing more we can do
Nothing
We'll only get hurt
It'll work out
I won't see neither you nor Tae-soo anymore
I'm serious
I won't see anyone
Hey, limousine boy!
Come here
Limousine boy! Forgot to bow?
So you don't wanna bow is that it?
If you have a chauffeur you don't have to bow, huh?
Your badge is upside down and your shirt's unbuttoned
Fine, today I'll give you the worst beating ever
I'm gonna beat you all starting from the left
The first one gets hit once the second one gets hit twice
From the third shout out your turn
- Got it? - Yes, sir
- You sissies, I can't hear you! - Yes, sir!
Seven
Stay still!
- Ouch, my back - Stay still, or I'll break your arm
You get one more beating Get into position!
Listen to what I said and get into position!
What's the count?
I said what's the count?
Then I'll tell you You're nineteen
One
Two
Three!
Hey, get up! Get up!
Hey, Hey! What's wrong with you?
It's about Joo-hee
I don't think she likes me
I gave her flowers and even kissed her
but there's no response
You kissed her?
Yeah
When the sun shines on the sea I think of you
When the dim moonlight is on the spring I think of you
Take this and go home Stay out of the rain
Dummy
Do you want to get electrocuted?
You're crazy
I don't want to split up like this
Let's talk just for a moment
Nothing can change
There's no use in talking Let go of me!
Here's your letter
I don't want it anymore
Why?
There's no response and because of my conscience
I'll write it myself from now on
And tell her the truth
It's a golden opportunity
I heard she's very sick from the rain
So she's in the hospital
She's very sick? Because of the rain?
Yeah
I'm going to see her
If I visit her when she's sick then I can score
I'll confess to her that I didn't write the letters
I won't tell her it was you
Actually I'm not the type to like one girl
but I really like her
Oh Joon-ha!
He's calling you
Yes?
Twenty four, twenty seven Thirty, thirty two...
I have to eat all this?
Look at this
Mawworms, intestinal worms hookworms, roundworms...
You have everything What the hell did you eat?
Because of you our class has the most parasites
But sir it wasn't my manure
Then whose was it?
You're the only one who'd have this many parasites, Eat it now!
YOON Tae-soo
Eat three
But it's the same manure
Yeah, but some spots have more parasites and some don't
How'd you know I was here?
Why are you covering your face?
Stop it, I haven't washed my face, and it's dirty
But you're still pretty
- How'd you know I was here? - I heard from Tae-soo
Why are you laughing?
I heard you ate 32 worm-killing pills
Tae-soo, that bastard has a big mouth
Did he say anything else?
After being silent for a while that's all he said and left
- Really? - Yeah
He's so odd
- Are you very sick? - Yeah
I'm sorry
I must be really stupid
Besides liking you I'm not good at anything else
No, there's a lot you're good at
Like getting drenched and eating worm pills
Don't laugh This is serious
I have to tell Tae-soo about us
Then we can clear our conscience
See you later
Is this her room?
My poor daughter-in-law! How'd you get so drenched?
No, lie down
A cold can't be taken lightly You can catch pneumonia
So, are you eating well?
You should eat well to recover
I'm sorry This must be the wrong room
Wrong room
Clench your fists
Raise them like this
Now hit me
Why should I hit you?
Hurry and hit me!
I don't like hitting people or getting hit
My dad hit me too many times
I like Joo-hee
Actually, she gave me this necklace last summer
Are you okay?
Damn it I've fallen again
Don't worry
And don't let my dad see that necklace
He'll get furious
That necklace was a gift from my dad
To Joo-hee
Oh Joon-ha! It's your letter!
Later on, we went on school break
And I thought I couldn't see her again
I miss you
I miss you so much I'll die
And I'm curious how much our river has changed
Say hi to our haunted house the shed, and our row boat
Say that I miss them and that I'm doing okay
Yesterday, Tae-soo came to me with your Uncle's address
He also confessed a shocking thing to me
That you were the one who wrote the letters to me
How could you hide that from me?
Anyway, it's okay
I almost threw away those letters
but now I can read them again and think of you
Tae-soo also made a suggestion
That you put Tae-soo's name on the letters you send me
Then my parents will think that I'm exchanging letters with him
Look outside the window
If the branches swing gently in the wind
then the one you love is loving you, too
Right now it's snowing outside
When it first snows
they say you should stroll with your beloved
But I'm just writing a letter
Joon-ha, I miss you so much
I'm going to get permission to go to Grandpa's house
If I do I'll send you a telegraph
Open your ears
If you hear your heartbeat
then the person you love is loving you, too
Close your eyes
If there's a smile on your lips
then the person you love is loving you, too
I want to send a telegraph
Then please sign up here
Okay
But fate must not be on my side
One of my letters
was returned back to Tae-soo's home
Joo-hee is in love with Joon-ha
I'm not in love with Joo-hee
Both of them really love each other
So that's why I gave up
Two people in love should be together
It's okay with me
No, I love her, too
I won't give up
Are you mocking me? You always want things your way!
So your parents mean nothing to you?
Do you know who she is? She's a congressman's daughter!
Know what that means, you punk?
You deserve to die
You can't even hold on to a girl
It was the end of a winter break?
I had hoped so much for
Know what this is?
A belt?
No, it's a whip
This bastard hits me
My dad doesn't want it to but it keeps wanting to hit me
That's why I caught it How should I punish it?
The death penalty
That's exactly what I thought
Kill it slowly and painfully?
Or starve it slowly to death?
Or give it sleeping pills?
Strangle it to death
Good idea
Joon-ha
Take good care of Joo-hee
Tae-soo!
Somebody help!
A person's dying!
Tae-soo, you bastard!
Tae-soo, hold on! Hold on!
Someone help me! Somebody's dying!
Tae-soo! Tae-soo!
I told you to kill the belt not yourself
Tae-soo, wake up! Open your eyes!
Don't die. Don't die Don't die, you bastard!
Breathe! Breathe!
Breathe, you bastard!
Go inside
If you're with him he'll wake up faster
Hurry
Wait here for me
Hurry and get well
Ji-hae, know what this is?
An umbrella?
A very special umbrella
They're all the same
It's special because Sang-min gave it to me
He must know that I like him
Thought he wouldn't when you stare at him everyday?
Go give this to Sang-min
No, you give it to him I'm not going there
Why not?
Did you and Soo-gyung fight?
Remember when it suddenly rained that day?
Sang-min was drinking coffee here
He was looking out of the window
then suddenly turned to me and said
"Did you bring an umbrella?"
And then I said "I was worried I didn't"
He placed his umbrella here
and said "You can have it"
He said he was okay to get wet
And then he ran off in the rain
Did you bring an umbrella?
You can have it.
It's raining a lot outside
Sang-min might be getting soaked without an umbrella
This is a really special umbrella
I'll give it back to him
Did you bring an umbrella?
Of course, I did
Really?
But still, take mine
Is she crazy?
You have an umbrella but why are you so soaked?
It's not mine
I came to return it to you
You left it at the store
I'm not the only one who gets wet even with an umbrella, am I?
Don't go
You already know...
my feelings
Now, you know it all
Yeah
when I saw you run without an umbrella
I left my umbrella behind
Even on the day of the play
I wanted to give you a present so I bought Soo-gyung's, too
And if fate was on my side
I thought you'd pick the gift with the card in it
I thought we'd grow distant
if I confessed my feelings
I wanted to say that I liked you, but I couldn't
I'll come see the play
Look I cut my wrists
I saw it all Both of you whispering love
Do you really love her?
Is it really so?
I'm working out my feelings
My eyes were looking straight
but my heart was confused
Can I trust those words?
Can I think of it as a promise?
Yes
There's only one that I love
That one is me, right?
Yes, I love you
I swear that I love you
I love you, too
Sang-min I love you so much
Sang-min!
What the hell are you doing?
I didn't even finish my lines and then you call out my name?
You can’t just change your lines like that
You ruined everything!
Sang-min, I wasn't acting it was my true feelings
I love you Love is more important than a play
I love you
After the play Sang-min and I went on a date
We decided to go to the river
where my mother's memories lay
Joo-hee?
No, I'm her daughter My name is Ji-hae
Is that so?
I must've made a mistake
But you look so much like your mom
I delivered a lot of your mom's letters
Thank you, sir
I know well what happened to my parents afterwards
Students and citizens!
This is illegal demonstrations!
Eliminate corruption and establish a new state! A new state!
Down with dictatorship and the military regime!
Down with the regime! Down with dictatorship!
If you wipe on toothpaste your eyes will hurt less
- Joo-hee? - Tae-soo?
Put on toothpaste
It's been a long time
It has
Have you heard from Joon-ha?
Joon-ha!
Joon-ha come back alive!
Joon-ah! You have to come back alive!
Joon-ha!
Joon-ha answer me!
Joon-ha!
Joon-ha... come back alive!
Joon-ha come back alive!
Joon-ha!
Joo-hee!
- Joon-ha! - Joo-hee!
- Joon-ha!
Tae-soo!
Joon-ha!
You have to come back alive!
Joon-ha!
Joon-ha come back alive!
You have to come back alive!
Got it?
Medic! Medic!
Hold on! Hold on! Breathe! Breathe!
Stop it!
He's dead! Retreat! Get moving, you bastard!
Joon-ha, you bastard!
Where are you going?
Come back! Corporal OH!
You haven't changed at all
Just like in the past
you're still pretty
I've aged a lot
- You had it hard, huh? - Not really
How's Tae-soo doing?
I guess he's doing alright
Why didn't you get married?
Well, I did
I heard
I had so much to tell you
But now that we've met I can't remember
It's a piano doll
We have one at my home, too
When I look at it it reminds me of you playing the piano
It looks so much like you back then
Doesn't it?
We were so innocent back then
But the past has gone now
I think our feelings took the best of us
We cried and laughed at the smallest things
How do I look right now?
You look healthy
But I'd like to see you look happier
I'm crying right now Can't you see my tears?
Why did you hide that you couldn't see?
It's late
Sorry, I have an appointment
I have to go
I'm sorry
It was almost perfect I could've succeeded
I even came here last night to practice
You almost fooled me
You did a good job I nearly believed you
Also...
I risked my life to return this necklace to you
Please don't
This necklace is yours
Afterwards, mom and dad got married And I was born three years later
Then a few years later...
Mrs. Sung Joo-hee?
Joon-ha's last wish
was for you to spread his dust in this river
Actually
Joon-ha
got married right after you did
Poor guy had a son, too
And Joon-ha
wanted you to have this
Mommy, it's a rainbow
I still remember clearly the rainbow I saw that day
Until I finished telling this story
Open your hands