"Some people have a feeling of regret"
"with the time that has passed."
"Yet, some are forever lost"
"and can not escape."
"Hsu's Clock Shop."
Ching.
Come and have a drink with Dad.
Go grab another bottle.
Give them to me!
Give you what?
I knew you took them!
Ching...
Can you make another set of keys for me?
I always end up sleeping outside.
Or, don't lock the door then.
C'mon, keep the door unlocked, please.
Keep the door unlocked?
You forgot to lock the door last time.
We got robbed!
Good thing I have insurance...
Or else we'd be sleeping on the streets.
I sleep on the streets everyday now.
Well, you deserve it!
Why don't we close the shop?
And I'll go out and find a job.
No! You can't.
Why can't I?
If we sell the store...
Your mom can't find us when she's back.
How can she find us?
Mr. Hsu!
Has your brain gone crazy with alcohol?
Your wife didn't just go on a trip.
She ran off with another man!
She'll be back when she feels regretful.
If I were her,
I wouldn't come back.
"Ching's father is waiting for"
"Ching's mother."
"But what's Ching waiting for?"
"KEEPING WATCH"
You like the sign?
You can have it for NT$3500!
Do you charge that much to fix a watch?
There's water in it.
Yeah.
You want to wait or come back tomorrow?
I'll wait here.
You're still here?
I'm waiting for my watch.
You're in a rush?
I... ummm...
You need to be keeping watch?
Me?
Take it, since you're in such a hurry!
My name is Han.
Oh.
Hey!
That's 300 NT dollars.
Ouch!
He is sleeping here again!
Hsu Jian Hau! Get up!
I know what you're doing. Stop acting like this.
Sorry, are you ok?
You ok? Why are you sleeping here?
You're in trouble.
Hey!
Yu!
What'd you just do to Mei?
Just signing in.
Where did you go for your walk?
Around.
Around?
Yeah, around.
A watch isn't just an accessory.
Please try not to be late next time, ok?
Oh.
Doctor, Dr. Su!
Kuei's not stable again.
Mei.
Better prepare 10mg of valium I.V.
Ok.
Kuei.
Kuei, relax.
Come here and lay down.
Come here. Relax.
All right...
Stop banging.
"This is the first time"
"that Ching met Han."
"But she doesn't know"
"he has another name -Yu."
I'm here to fix my watch.
Isn't it the same one as yesterday?
Water got in it, again?
Yeah.
Do you wear it in the shower?
Or you just leave it in the bathroom?
Do you wear it when you swim?
You fell into the river?
It's fixed.
"Ching thinks that"
"Han doesn't talk much..."
"Never knows that he actually"
"has something to say."
I'm your high school classmate...
I'm your high school classmate!
Yeah right! And I'm your teacher!
Here's your watch.
""Ching's high school classmates" "often made fun of her."
"Saying that she was a doll" "without a soul."
"Ching's revenge was to erase" "their names from her memory."
"But, Han remembers Ching."
Your watch was fine yesterday?
Hey!
Why're you sitting way over there?
Come sit over here.
Come on!
Do you remember the cake vender...
Outside our high school?
Yeah.
Last time I went by
he wasn't there anymore.
What time was that?
Around 4 o'clock.
You were too early.
He usually doesn't show up until 4:30.
Yeah? How do you know?
Yeah.
I knew that back in high school,
you never ate lunch.
But you'd drink a whole bottle of milk.
As soon as the clock hit 12.
At 7:30 in the morning,
And go to cafeteria after 2nd period.
At break time,
You'd go out to read under the tree.
At 2:30, you'd doze off,
But get up right at 3.
After school, you'd buy a cake first
Feed the dog and then leave.
You'd watch the 5:39 train departed before you went home.
But, what I still don't get is that...
You always played the harmonica...
You always played the harmonica,
When you were waiting for the train.
Why don't you play it now?
"Through the shrill sounds" "of the harmonica,"
"The sleeping youth slowly awakens."
Yes sir!
Put away your army uniform.
Don't let the nurse see it!
Mei?
Have you seen Yu around
while you came over here?
Nope.
Oh...
I just remembered!
He was Han this morning.
You found your harmonica.
"Yes I did."
"Water got in it again?"
It fell into my milk.
"Buy a water resistant watch,"
"and you don't worry anymore."
But... lf I buy a water resistant watch,
I can't come to see you everyday.
"You can come without fixing the watch."
Really?
"Really."
But I still need to fix my watch today.
When you were waiting for the train,
What song did you usually play?
You couldn't catch it?
Why did you only play the harmonica,
when you were waiting for the train?
So people couldn't tell...
If I played it well or not.
You want to hear it?
Sure!
I'll play it for you.
But only if you take me to a place
where no one else can hear me.
What are you doing?
Taking the train.
I don't ride on trains.
You don't ride on trains?
No.
You live right beside the train station,
but you never take the train?
No.
"Han loves Ching."
Where are you taking me to?
You're not kidnapping me, are you?
Anyone wants Ching?
You're crazy!
Not really.
Make it loud to scare the ghosts away!
Ghosts?
Are you touched that...
I can whistle it so well?
One day...
My mom said she was taking the train,
And she never came back.
I live by the train station.
I watch them go by day after day.
But I never take the train,
'cause I'm afraid that I'll be...
just like my mom and never come back.
But...
What does your mother riding a train
got to do with my whistling?
You know what...
Yu used to practice swimming here.
Since I couldn't swim,
I usually stayed on the rock over there,
and whistled this song.
That was my exercise.
How did the song go?
Ouch! My harmonica!
Ching.
Help me find it, quick!
Ching!
"Han can't swim," "nor struggle to save himself."
""Yu always criticizes Han" "for not being brave enough."
"In the end, it's Yu that" "emerges to save Han."
Han!
Are you Ok?
Hey!
Hey! Where're you going?
Mei.
Doesn't this clock ring everyday at 3pm?
Did it go crazy? Like the people here?
Don't make jokes like that!
What if the patients hear you?
You have a fever.
You went swimming?
I'm scared of the water.
And besides I don't know how to swim.
Han?
Do you remember...
the last thing you did?
There's one hour... I can't remember.
And what happened just before that?
Han!
If you don't cooperate,
I won't allow you to have your free time.
Han.
I'm afraid of water... I don't remember.
So, did you go swimming or not?
Not me... It was Yu.
How do you know Yu went swimming?
He told me.
Yu told you that he went swimming?
No!
It's him!
Who is him?
Who am I talking to now?
I...
If you are Han,
Then who is he?
I... I don't know.
But he knows everything
that Yu and I did.
He only talks to you?
There are things he won't tell me.
Why doesn't he talk to Yu?
He says that Yu has no brain...
And afraid that he'll do crazy things.
What crazy things?
Han?
Can you help me ask him...
When will Yu fall asleep?
And, when you'll be awake?
Is it at 3 o'clock?
I have to go out.
You can't go out with a fever.
Come and lay down.
"Ching thought Han would be" "on-time like a clock."
"In fact, his life only starts at 3."
Hello?
Hello.
Is Han home?
Who is this?
I'm his high school classmate, Ching.
Don't you know he passed away?
Ching!
I wanna take you for a train ride!
I promise you... we will come back home for sure.
The train is leaving in three minutes.
Who is it?
Mom.
This is my high school classmate.
This is my mom.
This is my home.
Come on in.
Please, go ahead.
Dad,
This is my high school classmate, Ching.
Ching.
Come here, I have something to show you.
Mom,
why is my room locked?
Dr. Su is on his way here.
He'll come to take you back soon.
You're in a hurry for me to go back?
Of course you are welcome at home...
But, you are sick.
It's better if you go back soon.
Dr. Su.
Is everything all right?
He brought a friend home.
But he's locked himself inside the room.
A friend?
Yu...
What kind of pressure are you facing
that you escaped from Han's personality,
And changed back to yourself?
Does pretending that Han is still alive,
take away your sense of loss?
Or guilt?
There I am again.
Dr. Su.
Where's Han?
Let's go.
Why?
I want to wait for him to come back.
He won't show-up today.
I'm going to take Yu back.
Mr. And Mrs. Tsai, I'm going.
Doesn't she need to go?
Yes.
"Best Performance Award for Han"
"Outstanding Academic Award for Han."
The man who brought you here is Yu.
He was Han's best friend.
They were in the same class.
I guess he should be your classmate.
I haven't kept in contact with anyone,
since I finished high school.
So... I don't remember most of them
anymore.
After Han died... Yu started showing
symptoms of split personality.
When he thinks he's Han,
he'll come over to our house,
and act as our son.
He still comes back once in a while,
after he got in Dr. Su's hospital.
But, he'll take our advice and go back
to continue his treatment.
He's like Han in some respects
Han is a caring child.
He'd listen to what we said.
I wanted to prove that Han lied
by bringing him here.
But... both of you made me feel like...
I'm the one that's lying.
There's a good reason for us
to look at you this way.
Yu doesn't even know this sculpture.
We found it after Han died...
when we were cleaning out his room.
We were always wondering...
Who this girl was?
But now...
I think we know who it is.
I knew that back in high school,
you never ate lunch.
But you'd drink a whole bottle of milk
As soon as the clock hit 12.
At 7:30 in the morning,
you'd climb over the school fence,
and go to cafeteria after 2nd period.
At break time,
you'd go out to read under the tree.
At 2:30, you'd doze off,
but get up right at 3.
After school, you'd buy a cake first
feed the dog and then leave.
You'd watch the 5:39 train departed
before you went home.
Lf...
Yu doesn't know about this sculpture.
How would he know to use Han's identity
to come looking for me?
I'm afraid...
We don't have the answer either.
It's like...
When Yu first came back as our son,
He knew a lot of little things
between Han and us.
We actually thought Han's spirit
came back to see us... in Yu's body.
"Every harmonica has its own soul."
"Ching's soul seems to have become"
"lost in the water," "Along with Han."
Going out?
Yeah.
I'd rather you don't go out today.
I want to talk to you.
Can we not do that today?
How about later?
Today is Saturday.
I remember...
there is no free time on Saturdays.
Are you going to meet someone?
I... I didn't mess up the room.
If you set up a time...
to meet someone but can't make it,
shouldn't you tell the person?
He doesn't like wearing a watch.
And he tosses it away every time.
It takes me forever to find it.
Did you do these paintings?
"Yu"
I don't like hairspray.
Can you tell me...
Why does your painting always have
to be about water or waterfalls?
Can I go fix my hair?
This sculpture is you.
So we thought you might want to keep it.
Why do you want to give it to me now?
The community here will be rebuilt.
So, we have to move.
We'll move in with Han's sister.
We'll need to leave...
whatever we don't need behind.
You're moving?
How can you move away?
What will Han do
if you move away?
I'm sorry.
I mean Yu.
What if... Yu comes back to you,
thinking that he is Han.
But you'll be gone,
What's going to happen?
So?
You think we have to stay here forever...
Waiting for it?
We're sad that...
Yu's become sick.
We never blamed him.
Yu was there when Han died.
When I asked Yu how Han died,
he just went crazy. Crazy!
I could never say out loud that
Yu might have caused Han's death.
Even when he thought he was Han,
he came to our house.
We didn't want to provoke him,
so we had to act along with him.
We treated him like our son.
But our hearts are bleeding inside.
Ten years is enough!
Enough!
This ridiculous and cruel charade
has to stop!
I can't play along with him anymore.
The more I see him,
the more my heart bleeds.
By the way,
Ms Hsu.
The care center where Yu is staying,
might be forced to close down
because of city planning.
The center's going to be torn down.
So... every one there
will be sent out.
Including Yu.
Where are they sending him to?
We don't know.
Lady, are you getting on the train?
The train's leaving!
Hey!
Does anybody want me?
Anybody wants Ching?
Is anybody there?
Excuse me.
Is Dr. Su here?
Yes, his office is over there.
Thank you.
Come in.
Dr. Su.
- For you, Ms. Hsu. - Thank you
Where are you sending Yu to?
Yu's parents already moved to the US.
They will take him next month
Ms. Hsu.
Were you and Han...
seeing each other back then?
Why do you ask?
Because everyday at 3 o'clock,
Yu will become Han and go to you.
I thought you might know the reason.
Yu thinks that he's been sleep walking.
Because he wakes up in strange places.
And for Han,
He has temporary memory loss.
He doesn't remember...
what he has done for hours.
It's a typical case of split personality.
Ms. Hsu
If you'd like to help us
understand what caused this,
I can try to single-out Yu's personality
So that he'll be cured.
Isn't the center closing up?
Even if you know the reason,
Yu won't be here anymore, right?
What the hell are you staring at?
Your watch.
I fixed it.
Be careful...
don't let it fall into water.
I won't have anymore chances
to fix it for you.
Why're you giving me that?
Why don't you give it to Han in person?
Aren't you living together?
Living together?
You are Ching, right?
When I saw you at his house last time,
I knew it was you.
I was really disappointed.
He didn't let me know your relationship.
I haven't seen Han
since I moved in here.
But I know, he's been sneaking in here to see me.
Every time I come back or wake up,
The room would be nice and clean.
And he leaves some of his things behind.
But I really don't understand.
Why is he always in such a hurry?
Why doesn't he wait for me to come back?
Or wake me up?
But I get it now.
He's in a hurry to see you.
A real pal!
I'll tell Han
that you're going to the US.
He'll be envious of you.
Envious?
Are you kidding?
You go everywhere in this country
and call out "Yu"
At least people will react to it.
Who's going to care about Yu in the US?
"If Yu is scared that his name" "will be forgotten,"
"What about Ching?"
""Ching is so light that" "nobody will even know she exists."
Ching.
Ching!
Mom!
Your mom is back?
Where is she?
In your drunken dream.
"Mr. Kai -cleaning $130" "Mrs. Kao -change battery $90"
"Jon -repair watch band $100"
"Existence may not be proven."
"But the weight of a soul can be felt."
Lady, Last train!
"Ching didn't say good-bye to her father."
"Because she knows that" "she'll be like her mother -"
"Gone forever."
Ching.
Why did you answer to my name?
Shhhh...
Why did you answer to "Ching"?
Keep your voice down.
Do you want someone to find us?
Why did you react to the name "Ching"?
I need to find Han.
Why?
I'm leaving for the US.
I want to see him before I go.
Good thing you're here,
I don't worry about him running from me.
Yu.
Dr. Su.
Where're you going?
Nowhere!
Why do you have your bag with you?
It's late. Please go back to your room.
I don't want to!
Don't come near us!
Let's go back now.
No way!
If you don't go back on your own,
I have to ask them to take you back.
Yu.
Yu!
- Get away! - Yu!
- Don't! - Don't!
Ching, let go please.
Dr. Su. Please!
Ching, let go.
Yu!
Ching! Ask Han to help me!
Yu!
Ask Han to help me!
Don't touch me!
Let go of me!
- Yu! - Ching!
Go away!
Let go!
Ching!
Tell Han to be brave!
- Let me go! - Yu!
Let go!
Dr. Su... Please
Yu!
- Let me go! - Ching!
No!
Dr. Su... lt's my fault.
Why are you taking him away?
You take him away, then what?
Please leave.
Don't come back.
Dr. Su.
Have you ever thought of this?
As long as he's not provoked,
he'll always be Han.
It's ok even if he turns into Yu.
He'll be fine after 3 o'clock.
After 3 o'clock,
he'll start loving me again.
Get out! Get out! Let's go!
"Yu thought that Ching was" "not worthy of Han's love."
""To prove his love for Ching" "could give him strength,"
"Around 3 o'clock on a summer day," "10 years ago..."
"Han jumped off the waterfall after Yu."
I have to be brave...
Ching!
Han, I found the harmonica!
I love you!
THE END
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