You can go now. Thanks for taking me home.
Remember this?
Almost.
Goodbye.
Dal-rae,
Wanna try to find it one more time?
Squirrel's grave...
Pupee's grave?
Umm... Go through that trouble again? Not me.
Umm... I've been thinking,
and the memory should just remain as a memory. That would be best.
See ya.
Memory! A noun for something being remembered.
The past thing.
So to make memory a present progressive tense
What the hell?
I'm in memory... of memories?
Since when were you so out of it?
Since you were born.
When your mom went to heaven, that's when it went overdrive.
Should've just gotten rid of me.
Can't do that. You're my reason for living.
Always fancy with your words.
When you were young you must've had something you really wanna do.
Never told me anything about it Truthfully, dad.
A wind...
A man wondering like a wind.
The car, the house, no need for all those.
Shiny suits and shoes, they're nothing but drags.
I am a trash, indeed.
A middle-aged fella who never held a proper job, ever.
But you... I thank you for growing up well...
I agree. I grew up quite well.
Taking foods from you mouth. Growing up this tall all for myself.
Thank dad.
For not running away from me.
Sonny!
Feel like getting drunk with you tonight.
Hey, we are out of booze!
Tonight, it's on me.
I'm pulling down some dough these days!
Really?
Come on.
Wait wait. Then we should invite Dal-rae over.
Sounds good!
Mom, what made you to marry dad?
He's kind.
Way too kind.
Without me around he'd be grief-stricken so often, so I thought.
Felt pity so agreed to see him a few
that turned into love somehow I reached the age for marriage also.
Wanna hear something interesting?
What?
Must've been a year since our first date
and he couldn't further our relationship
couldn't even hold hands
So one day, I just drank an entire bottle of liquor and kissed him first!
Wow... you, mom?
Can you guess what happened next?
What happened?
He fainted. Out cold.
Are you serious? I should give him a hard time...
Come out and play, Dal-rae!
My, oh my...
I came down here too!
You put the make-up on.
Wait. Don't come any closer,
I may have eye infection.
Better?
You look pretty today.
Let's go!
Hey, How come we are holding hands?
A present? All of sudden?
I always get things from you.
Just wanted to get you something.
Just? LEE Ji-hwan the miser spending money?
I have good feelings about this.
For my sake,
I wish I were an earring.
Why an earring?
I don't wear earring that much.
For a long time,
I thought it'd be nice to have a pair of earring looking good on you.
Since when?
I guess It's better than a ring.
It'd be kinda awkward.
Don't give me a hard time not wearing them.
I'll choose the most expensive one.
Oh! Beautiful!
So expensive!
I will take this pair.
Love gives birth to observation
Observation displays altered image of an object
by LEE Seong-bok.
The world looks different to someone who's in love.
Something like that, right?
You used to love this poet, remember?
Sent a fan mail to him but never got a reply so I began disliking him.
I once had a similar thought.
Although I tried, words just couldn't describe my thoughts.
But this guy says it, just like that.
Poets are really something else.
Last winter, I asked you
why you only read the books on this corner.
Remember what you told me?
I like the books with faded white pages
Above all, I like the small characters found in these old books.
Ake me to concentrate, you know.
Inside... something's hidden,
it's like a treasure hunt.
Actually, doesn't it make me look special?
Makes me look like book enthusiast!
Thanks a lot.
For what?
I began to enjoy reading since then.
Hi Gwang-tae!
Hey, what's up?
Do your marriage proposal just like this!
To me, a guaranteed 100% success!
Okay, fine.
It's kinda cold.
Nice and warm. Can I borrow your shoulder?
So comfortable.
For some reason... I can't do this with Young-hoon.
Ji-hwan,
Yes?
We... should be friends forever.
Even when we get old let's go see a movie sometime
and take care of one another
and fight each other too
Of course! Won't be interesting without that.
How about a race?
Sounds good!
Who are you cheering for?
Huh?
Between Young-hoon and Ji-hwan
Is that important?
Okay. Pay attention.
- No.1, LEE Ji-hwan on a bike. - Yes.
- No.2, PARK Sang-bum on motorcycle. - Yes.
- No.3, KIM Young-joon on motorcycle. - Yes.
Ji-hwan's bike rides down the stairs at full speed
2 and 3 on motorcycle come into the frame from each side and go after the bike.
You can't go in now.
Mister director...
I... can't sleep at all I feel like dying.
I don't like you.
I don't like your warm-hearted smile.
Maybe forever,
you will stay around by my side and that face of yours really scares me.
You can do it. Right?
Dal-rae, You can do it.
Nervous?
Not at all. Looks like fun. I'm so psyched!
Let's just do as we practiced.
Yes sir!
- How are you? - Fine, how are you?
- How are you? - How are you?
How are you?
Ten minutes to shoot, people!
Okay, ready.
Action!
Listen, Dal-rae. Don't be so intimidated.
Think of the happiest memory of your life.
As if you're being interviewed. Got it?
Got it.
- Okay. Let's do it. - Okay.
Quiet on the set!
Ready...
Set.
- Roll Camera! - Camera Rolling.
Scene 35, cut 3, take one
- Cookies and ice creams... - Cut! Again!
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Cut 3, take six
Action!
Until I was 9 year-old my parents ran a small shop.
So other kids were very envious of me.
That I could eat so many ice cream as I wanted
But... that wasn't the case.
Only time I could have my ice cream was one day
of the week the day when movie of the week was on TV.
Cut! Okay!
I still remember its intro music.
Come to think of it, what I liked the most more than ice cream or movie
was probably the warmth
of my parents' gentle hands as they would caress my hair throughout the film.
Cut! Okay!
It's an okay. Get ready for scene 38.
Dal-rae, your scene is an okay.
Okay, okay.
Congratulations.
JIN Dal-rae, how about answering your phone!
Stop pretending to be busy!
Dad? Yeah, it's your son. I finally did it today!
I was so awesome today.
Don't go anywhere, steak's on me!
- Thank you for your trouble. - You too. Have a good one.
Hello?
Where's the emergency room? Emergency room!
Mister...
Yes?
Dal-rae, you came.
Ji-hwan.
Mister... Ji-hwan... Is he alright?
He will be fine. Just look at his face.
He's smiling. He must've felt great.
Found it!
Remember me?
Long ago, I came with Ji-hwan to wish for something.
You know Ji-hwan, right?
I want to apologize to Ji-hwan.
My pride is so strong so I can't tell him directly.
So... think of it as a passing remark
and deliver it to him.
Ji-hwan, I'm so sorry. Sorry for not being a true friend.
Promised to be good to you. Sorry that I ended up ill-treating you.
With excuses of seeing my boyfriend Sorry that I avoided you.
Thank you. For being a friend to mean-spirited one like me.
Thank you for entertaining me every day.
Ji-hwan, thank you for being my real friend.
You know, frankly, I don't believe in superstition.
Not true. I believe it. I really believe it.
Please... let Ji-hwan go get up soon.
I kindly ask of you.
Ji-hwan! Ji-hwan! Ji-hwan!
Dad.
My leg... Where is it? Did you eat it?
Yes. I'm so sorry.
I... was so hungry.
Ji-min,
I really don't like you coming around here.
Okay. I'll leave.
I wanna be alone.
Okay.
What's my mobile number?
Call me anytime.
We're leaving.
Ji-hwan. Cheer up.
We'll come again.
Daddy, you know, I... frankly... thought...
what if you die and no longer exist.
But, you know... thinking you may be there for me just to think that
makes me wish to stop living.
Love is a wonderful thing. Isn't it?
This... I just had to tell you.
I am really sorry about this.
I hope you could just hit me.
But this hurt much more than that.
So won't you just forgive me?
Daddy, You know Ji-hwan, right? The rascal.
Ji-hwan is suffering so much now.
What can I do for him?
Whenever I felt blue, Ji-hwan came to my rescue.
I wanna do something for him.
It seems there's nothing I can do for him.
I really hate that.
Daddy, What can I do for him?
Keep smiling?
Right, that's it.
If I'm miserable too, it'll be even harder for Ji-hwan. Isn't that right?
Mister...
Don't look at me.
Are you drunk?
Fuck, told you to stop looking at me!
Young man, go sleep at home. You'll freeze to death. Okay?
Young man,
Oh, you're awake. It's freezing.
I can whistle now!
Hi Ji-hwan. How are you?
You're not smiling.
I know it's not funny but smile, considering all the troubles I've gone through.
Okay then... Transform!
Frankly, I know the way I'm behaving now may make you feel even worse.
But you know someone said, that true heart... can move even the earth.
This one, is for a friend that I like the most, that's you, Ji-hwan.
I made this hoping you'd regain your strength.
Even if it's not interesting, I hope you watch it to the end.
Do you see it?
I'm missing a leg like you, Ji-hwan.
If you ignore others' glances
as you can see, you can even play soccer, you can run, too.
I believe you can lead rather more interesting life than before.
I'm missing a hand.
But I love sports so much so I compete.
Ji-hwan, you can too.
Just because you're disabled, that's no reason to get discouraged.
Do your best and your dream will come true.
Ji-hwan, come on, we are studs. Let's lead the life to the fullest!
Cheer up, Ji-hwan!
High spirits, Ji-hwan!
LEE Ji-hwan, let's do it!
ONE YEAR LATER
My friend, JIN Dal-rae...
Ji-hwan, the reason I called you was not to praise your screenplay.
Key points are kinda vague.
Dialogues are kinda bad too.
Well you're still young I understand you're just starting out.
Let us take this screenplay.
I will let the scenarist fix up some things.
Mr. KIM. Bring me the contract we prepared.
I can't sign the contract.
This screenplay... cannot be fixed.
This story is... a story of more than just myself.
Isn't she pretty? My friend, JIN Dal-rae.
She's not shaking anymore!
It's been awhile since I saw you smiling.
Huh?
Your mind is always off to somewhere.
Sorry.
You always say, sorry.
I understand. Hundred times and more.
Dal-rae... happy birthday.
Stopped keeping in touch over a year, that's bad.
Sorry.
Too many sights to see in Korea, I realized.
Seems you've settled down a bit. Isn't that right?
Just little more soul searching to do.
Keep in touch, though.
I'll try.
Gotta go to the washroom.
May take a while with this. No worries.
Okay.
Your birthday present.
Thank you. And... sorry about tonight.
This... is probably the longest love letter I ever read.
Huh?
I'll see you.
Written by LEE Ji-hwan
MY FRIEND JIN DAL-RAE
I dedicate this screenplay to my friend Dal-rae.
First Meet
When I was ten, I was a loner, only good at fighting.
For the kids, having no friend feels like
being on a group date and be the only one without a date
coming back to an empty home
and drinking the night away.
However... one kid talked to me.
Hey!
That was my friend, JIN Dal-rae.
Wanna play with me?
I wasn't too pleased.
She had such beautiful and bright smile
I wasn't pleased with that.
- So, I did... - Peek-a-BOO!
Hey stupid. You should've said, 'PEEK-a-Boo'!
That's how we say it in our neighborhood.
Where do you live?
Over there.
I live there too, and we say 'PEEK-a-Boo'!
I still don't know why
I said it like that.
Except, I know the day I met that girl
was August 23, 1991, a bright sunny day
with my heart beating like crazy
worrying if a frog was inside me or something.
I have this in my memory.
Here's someone scribbling something on the wall once again.
That's my dad.
I don't have to say anything, he just knows.
Thanks to my dad, no need to reveal
my heart directly to her.
Without him, we couldn't have been friends this long.
Some people have said,
talking about love, is that all?
In reality, liking somebody is
the least productive thing in the world.
It doesn't feed you,
nor does it bring any money to you.
Sleeplessness causes loss of productivity,
acting silly all day and all night
mistaken for being a mental patient
go through painful jealous and broken heart
and have 'do you still believe in love? ' Such a stinging words thrown at you.
Yet I... realize when I love somebody
I know millions of reasons for doing it.
First, You realize giving brings more happiness than receiving.
Second, Instead of bad things, you get to see good things first.
Third, You can be a child without time machine.
Forth, I was often asked 'Do you have a something good? '
Fifth, You would know how beautiful sky,
star, flowers and tree.
You fool! Such a boring story... who's gonna go see this!
Stupid Ji-hwan, Princess Dal-rae
Popped again!
Kinda disgusting, yes?
This also has some good things as well.
No need to serve in military...
No worries about athlete's foot. And all the attention I get, just like now.
Bus is leaving now.
Smile and good things will happen,
not the other way around.
I miss her.
I'm so missing her.
Mister, stop the bus!
Ji-hwan...
Stop. Don't come any closer.
Told you not to come any closer!
Just stand there.
From now on,
I will go to you.
Bastard. I almost died from boredom!
Me too.
Ji-hwan... I'm cold. Hold me close.
It's stupid.
- Ji-hwan! - Yes sir!
Job well done, Dal-rae.
Thank you.
Not believing without seeing is really a stupid thing to do.
My dream. Is to become a 'heart-telling' actress.
But I'm so nervous I may pass out.
I admit, I don't have it in me.
However... I have magical spell granting all my wishes.
That spell is...
- Fighting! - JIN Dal-rae, fighting!
My dream is to become action actor like Jackie Chan.
I know. I can't be an action actor with my leg like that.
I lost a leg.
However... Thanks to it, I was able to realize something I didn't know.
Ready to shoot!
That, in this world... aside from Jackie Chan movies...
plenty of other outstanding movies exist tool.
Scene 37, Cut 2, Take 1
Action!
Not believing without seeing is really a stupid thing to do.
Indeed, I've realized it recently too, so I can't really blame anyone.
Come on, try to remember!
It's strange. It's gotta be around here.
Should've marked the place. Wasting all these hours, searching!
Fine. Just go.
Are you upset?
Forget it.
I'm sorry.
Here, I'll give you a piggyback ride.
It's okay. You're in worse shape than I am.
My leg is a Robocop leg. Didn't you know?
Okay then. Just to get over there, let me know if it's too much.
It's nice!
- Hey! Watch where you're touching! - Sorry, did it unconsciously.
Stop it!