Eyes Of Dawn
- Episode 21 - Originally Aired on 12/11/1991
- August 22, 1945 - Soviet Army Occupies Pyeongyang
- September 8, 1945 - US Army Lands at Incheon Harbor
- Gyeongseong -
You know those people? They're with Kwon Jun.
Yes.
Seemed like they wanted a talk with you?!
I don't know a thing about politics,
so I'd rather go back to my medicine studies once things settle down.
Still, you're an independence fighter.
But once you've gained independence, that loses its meaning.
I never imagined.
You never looked like someone who would be interested in that...
Remember?
When you told me about your dreams, right when you started medical school.
You wanted to get yourself a pretty wife and work as a doctor in the countryside, right?
- Who ever said anything about a pretty wife? - Uh?! Even my wife heard you.
I never said that. Pretty wife, yeah right...
Whereas I remember clearly what you told me. "Ehh... You miserable twat."
"Go enjoy life in the boons all by yourself."
Right... I did.
It hasn't changed.
I always told myself that I'd live like that, if we ever regained our independence.
So that woman who was imprisoned with you went back to her hometown?
Yes.
- Namwon -
Aigoo... Those hags...
If they could get a penny for every time they open their trap...
My... Look at those peppers.
But really, what shall we do?
We're only tenants here so I shouldn't even tell you this...
But you know better than me that the Japs didn't leave a grain of rice behind.
- And you know, because of our tenant wages... - It's all right.
But, tell me...
- Did you look for it? - What?
The land deed.
From what I heard, Youngsuk's folks and Hong down the street...
were going to work this land under tenancy.
Because, according to them, there is no land deed to be found.
Are they complaining about the fact I've come back?
Aigoo... 'Course not.
A little, I guess.
But it's just because nobody claimed this land until last fall,
so they just acted as if it was theirs.
Honestly, could anyone with some conscience do that?!
I see.
But... So...
Those people, really...
Forget wanting to get their hands on this land.
But why would they keep on prattling behind your back?
So what if you were a comfort woman?
And who cares whose son he is?!
Even if they keep spewing hogwash about him being the son of a Jap,
just stick the land deed straight in their faces, and they'll vanish right away.
The land is yours.
Ye... Yeook.
Tell me.
You know...
About the tenant wages.
Can't you give it a second thought?
Because, honestly... Where else would you find people this loyal, these days?
And... like... Ehh, whatever... I'll just tell you since I'm here.
Yeook, about the land Hong is farming down there.
How about you let us farm it instead?
My! Look at his pecker! Boy's going to make it big!
Where is the deed? The land deed!
If you want this baby to live, you better tell me!
Now!
What are you doing?
Let the baby go and leave.
I didn't want you to force me to do this...
But you've tasted what a man feels like, haven't you?
Especially when a comfort whore like you even had a child with those Japs.
Who's better, the Japs or Joseon men?
And I was wondering who it could be...
Do it.
But you'll have to kill me after that.
What would a comfort woman possibly be ashamed of?
I'm going to tell everyone!
Shall I start with your wife and kids?
Why? Think I couldn't?
You wicked slut...
Never killed someone before? Want me to teach you how?
- Pyeongyang -
- Jo Manshik, Hyeon Junhyeok -
It is time we go beyond class and political divide,
and together foster the birth of a new identity for our nation.
- September 28, 1945 - Hyeon Junhyeok Assassination
Have a seat.
So you came with the 25th Soviet Army?
Took part in the August 10 attack on Najin,
and reached Wonsan on the 20th.
- What were your duties? - I was a guide.
Your records talk of remarkable achievements in combat,
so much so that a senior Soviet officer recommended you.
- I was with the Eighth Route Army. - Is that so?
Ahh... Here it is.
So how does it feel to kill people?
Didn't you kill one yesterday? How did it feel?
There's nothing to feel.
Still, wouldn't you at least think of something?
I do that before.
Before completing my task.
And what were you thinking yesterday? Before your task.
That it was somewhat of a gamble.
Gamble?
And that one of two things would happen.
I'd either meet someone like you and gain his approval,
or I'd be dealt with, in an effort to hide any evidence of the assassination.
- Communist Party of Korea - North Joseon Headquarters
What do you think you're doing? Who's behind this?
Who ordered such infamy?
Do you even know who you're dealing with? I'm Kim Yongbeom!
I'm in charge of the Communist Party in north Joseon.
We're merely following our superior's orders.
And we received an urgent dispatch ordering us to seize control of this building,
and confiscate all weapons within the premises.
You what?! What superior? Confiscate all weapons?!
What the hell are you talking about?
We received intel pointing to the fact you were preparing...
an armed insurrection against the Soviets.
You sorry sons of bitches...
We already arrested Oh Giseop.
If you've got anything to say, do it at the army command.
My wife Park Jeongae is an interpreter for the army command, so I'll have to call her.
There must be a mistake here.
Someone's conspiring against the party, and I won't let it slide.
It's the north Joseon headquarters of the Communist Party.
Hello? Hello?!
This is nothing but reactionary terrorism!
How can you do this?!
It's the Communist Party's headquarters!
- Five Provincial Communist Party of Korea HQs Appoint Kim Ilseong as Chief Secretary -
- Gyeongseong -
- Harim. - Yes.
So what, you're not gonna meet with Hialty?
Do you even know how much he's been looking for you?
Drink.
- You're not telling me... - Telling you what?
You...
So your brother works for Park Heonyoung now?
Did Hialty tell you? He never changes...
So, what... You too?
You're a communist?
This or that, who cares...
Who cares?!
People are a little agitated over it, but it'll eventually all settle down.
Where the hell are you living, in la la land?
Does this look like people are "a little agitated" to you?
If this keeps up, we might go back to the Three Kingdoms here.
Goguryeo, Baekje, Shilla.
There's the communists, Kim Gu's sympathizers, Lee Seungman's ones.
Who else?
But I thought it was the same among communists too...
Thesis, antithesis, synthesis.
So eventually they'll choose the best path for us all.
After all, we're all fellow Joseon people now, why not?
So?! Are you a communist or not?
I can go back on my own. Give me a break...
You want to continue your studies?
Jang Harim! You bourgeois...
Stop prattling and just get in.
Come with me.
It's an order... An order!
Come on now.
And only communists use that "bourgeois".
See you.
You!
Go get Yeook back, you prick.
Did you hear me? Bring her back.
All right.
- Namwon -
- You came to meet Yeook? - Yes.
Aigoo... You just missed each other!
What?
You came from Gaeseong? Yeook went there...
It's been a few days already.
- Gaeseong?! - Yes!
To meet her baby's father.
Why didn't you get to meet each other?
Did she tell you that? That she went there to find him?
Yes... Why, aren't you her baby's father?
- Gaeseong -
Choi? I don't know anyone with that name.
Then, know of any other blacksmiths in the area?
Do you even know how many of us there are in Gaeseong?
What else do you know about him?
Just that it's a blacksmith from Gaeseong called Choi?
It's been two weeks already. I've been looking all over Gaeseong.
It'd be like searching for a Kim around Namdaemun.
Aigoo...
I'm from Gaeseong.
And my father's a blacksmith.
You must survive, got it? Survive at all cost.
I came to tell you that.
Survive and give birth to my kid.
Will you do that for me?
That'll do. That's all I ask.
- Doesn't a man called Choi live here? - I told you I don't know.
Are you just denying it, or do you really not know?
Wasn't a blacksmith living here next door?
How many times do I have to tell you?
Please, tell me.
- Come on. - Get out of the way.
Do you know those who lived here?
Yes.
You were right, it was a blacksmith named Choi.
Really? Do you know him?
But it's been closed for so long.
After Choi died, who else would work here?
How about the rest of his family?
Do you know where they might be?
His eldest son was forced to enlist,
and seeing as he still hasn't returned despite our liberation, he might have died.
Aigoo... Even his wife ran away...
- So he had a younger son? - Ohh... The student-soldier?
Yes... That's him.
He was a student-soldier.
His old man died and his wife ran away,
so his mother and grandchildren moved to... Where was it again?!
Where? Is it far from here?
She died, too.
After they notified her of her youngest son's death, she lost all will to live.
Aigoo... Poor children.
They had to separate, and likely ended up starving to death somewhere.
Were there no other sons? No other student-soldiers?
Didn't I tell you? She only had two sons.
The eldest, Daeshik, and Daechi, the youngest.
Aigoo... I have a son, too... He might have made it, but he's a cripple now.
Even being a cripple is a blessing these days. All the healthy ones end up dead, anyway.
Seonsaengnim.
- Here. - Yes.
Here you go.
It's makgeolli.
You've missed drinking this, haven't you?
Tastes great.
- Have some stew. - Yes.
I made it with pork.
- The spoon. - No, just sit.
Let me have a look at you.
So, tell me. Have you found your parents?
I only heard about them.
Looks like nobody survived.
I see.
- So you live here alone? - Yes.
It's one of the houses we confiscated from the enemy,
although they'll have to take it down soon.
You got a house and even a car... You sure made it big.
So you work for the security department...
Where have you been all this time?
We've long been liberated.
Taking Kim Dubong along took much longer than expected.
We were unarmed, and barely managed to get here.
This place already feels like a Soviet republic.
It's the People's Republic.
You'll soon understand as well.
Right...
On my way here, I've heard that Hyeon Junhyeok was murdered?!
Yes.
Looks like Kim Ilseong ordered the hit, is there anything you know about this?
Who did you hear it from?
I've heard this and that about him on my way back here.
- That Kim Ilseong... - Seonsaengnim.
Didn't you want to come back to Joseon?
Now that you're back to a liberated Joseon, I wouldn't want you to leave.
I see we've become quite involved in politics?!
Didn't I learn that from you?
Stick to the stronger.
Because only strength can bring you freedom.
But the strength I told you about comes from our people.
- It's them you should stick to. - Everyone seems to be on the people's side.
Saying that of all people, they're the ones who are really supporting them.
And all those promises are turning into more and more conflict.
Who is really on their side?
Should I answer that for you?
The last man standing.
Only those who survive until the end can claim to be the ones.
- Central Workshop - Gyeongseong
"The consolidation and divulgation of party doctrine and objectives."
I like how you always get to the point. No wonder our people like your prose.
Kim Seonsaengnim.
- We just got this. - All right.
- Would you join us for dinner? - I'll eat later.
We have to print a hundred thousand of these, so keep it short.
We're running out of funds.
We're part of the Joseon Foundation Youth League!
Go tell Park Heonyoung!
We don't want any commies in our liberated nation!
Not a single commie will be spared!
Honey!
What are you waiting for? Can't you see they're killing him?
Come on... Go and stop them!
Honey! Honey!!
Harim! Harim!!
Harim... Harim!
Harim...
- Your brother... - What happened?
Your brother...
Tell me!
- Jong-Ro Police Station -
Where are all the people from Central Workshop?
- Central Workshop? - Yes.
Yes, hello? Yes, go ahead.
Yes.
You sent men to Central Workshop today, right?
Central Workshop?
Those commie bastards?
- Where are they? - And who are you?
My brother was...
Let's do it right, what the hell is this?
Write this list from scratch. You left out too many people.
- Got it? - Yes.
You... Suzuki?
You know me?
Son of a bitch...
Ohh! Harimoto!!
What are you doing here?
I thought I'd never get to see you here again...
What the hell are you doing here?
Why? Why you?
Suzuki!
We've been liberated, Suzuki!!
What are you doing here? How can you still be a detective?
Let me go! Suzuki...
Central Workshop?
So now he's a commie?
Still madly prancing about as always.