LOTTE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS
A HARIMAO PICTURES PRODUCTION
SON Ye-Jin
KIM Nam-Gil
Directed by LEE Seok-hoon
THE PIRATES
WIHWA ISLAND ON THE AMROK RIVER, 1388
We must request rewards and give to our boys, sir.
- Joong had a baby and... - Listen.
We'll be the vanguard.
Riches and honor are soon ours. No matter what, trust me.
See? We're all set.
At dawn...
We will turn back.
Yes, sir!
- To overthrow Goryeo... - What?
We'll attack General CHOI Yeong.
Is the vanguard chief ready?
Yes, sir! At your service, sir!
- Isn't this treason? - I, YI Seong-gye...
This retreat will be the start of a great history.
- With you men I'll... - Excuse me!
- Quiet! - It's okay.
We're all in this together.
Go on and speak.
Why aren't we fighting when we're almost there?
You haven't heard?
We'll retreat because first...
it's hard to cross the river in the rain.
Okay.
Second,
the rainy season will rust our arrows.
Okay.
Third,
the supply ship may not come and we'd be stuck.
Okay, sir.
Fourth,
it's not courteous for a small country to attack a big one.
What?
What courtesy in war, sir?
- Then, we can bow and fight! - Quiet!
It's no place for you to talk!
It doesn't make sense!
We can't fight 'cause of rain, flood, and bad manners?
So, being a traitor is courteous?
Go back, overthrow the king, and land big posts!
Isn't that it?
Chief MO!
You disappoint me!
Steal the country to be rich? I'd rather be a bandit!
Sir! Let's go!
Joong! Let's go!
You fool!
Sir!
Don't you want to see your baby?
Don't make me pull out my sword.
We're all brothers, sir.
Joong! No!
Joong! Wake up!
The sword...
has no courtesy!
Big trouble!
Hurry!
What a waste of a life.
- Kill him! - Yes, sir!
Oh, God! I'm dying!
Damn seasickness...
I'm Captain So-ma of the pirates.
Where are the Buddha statues?
They're on another ship.
They're under the cabin floor!
Buddha have mercy.
Yeo-wol.
If you let them live, they'll be trouble later.
Remember.
Take the statues!
Yes, sir!
- Nice! - Buddha have mercy!
The fools even sold off girls!
Don't be scared.
We'll send you home.
Sis?
How dare you call the Chief Mate that!
Take me with you!
My father sold me off!
Pirates are at risk to die any day.
Same for slaves!
I'll cook, clean, and do anything!
Sounds like she'll earn her keep.
Buddha is sinking!
Stupid! Why'd you drop it!
You should've jumped in!
She'll come up!
- She did it! - Hurray! Chief Mate!
THREE YEARS LATER
Black seas, red seas, white seas...
The seas are not all blue, sir.
So, how was sailing around from sea to sea?
Buddha reached the state of nirvana while travelling.
After coming back here to the Yellow Sea...
I came to a realization, too.
Seas or metals...
Yellow is the best!
We found some Japs pirating in our turf.
You had to be there!
Stop! Aren't you sick of that story?
Then what?
We agreed to a leaders' duel to avoid further bloodshed.
So, we met up by Tsushima Island.
Let's just eat!
Yeo-wol went out to face this huge, burly guy.
Wait. What was his name?
Makulaki.
Right! Makulaki!
But who's Yeo-wol?
She beat him with one blow! Then, 500 men attacked at once!
5,000 men!
Was it that many?
Well, there were over 500.
Anyway!
We fought off 5,000 men for two weeks 'til the sea turned blood red!
Damn! So what?
We fight like hell, but only the Captain eats meat.
All we get is diarrhea from the damn fish!
Don't talk about shit while eating.
I heard Captain So-ma bought 12 houses.
When do we get paid?
That's enough.
Like it or not, we're brothers.
Why don't you attack him?
You know we all want it.
Overthrow him and become the captain!
She's talking like a pirate already!
This is what I think.
Who asked you?
A true pirate should...
Damn!
I told you to find another job!
What pirate gets seasick!
Damn seasickness.
The order is out to get rid of pirates.
If I don't bring back your heads, they'll have mine!
Of course you should bring in results.
Would 7 pirate heads do, sir?
Damn bastard!
He'll have us killed?
They're useless anyway.
Wait!
Shall we go look?
- Clamp! - Yes, sir!
- Thatch! - Yes, sir!
- Sod! - Yes, sir!
Crap Sack!
Here, sir!
- Big Eyes! - Yes, sir!
Sea Horse!
Me?
Damn! I served a rotten captain like that!
And I ain't fit for the sea.
Tie them up!
Captain! Let go!
Captain!
You're deserting your brothers?
The streets are filled with fools like them!
What brothers?
Chief Mate! Help! Let go!
This is not the way of a pirate!
You dare try to teach me?
Take them, sir.
Captain So-ma?
I want to take her, too.
Still, she's the Chief Mate.
How about the girl behind her instead?
Tie up the girl behind her!
Let go!
Back off! I'm a pirate!
Sis! Chief Mate! Help!
Stop this.
Give the rest some liquor and meat!
Let go!
They'll forget after a couple drinks and some laughs.
Only the strong will...
You bitch!
Captain So-ma!
Drop your swords!
So ungrateful, worse than swine.
I'll overthrow you.
Yes!
Loser! In your dreams!
Considering our time together...
If you surrender, I'll let you live.
There are only two ends for a pirate.
To become fish food,
or...
The sea is cold.
Throw him a blanket.
JOSEON
Joseon!
It is not only a beautiful name...
but it comes from your history.
So, it shall be.
Also, I am bestowing a new Royal Seal
I command the new country to flourish.
Furthermore...
serve me by offering up 500 maids and 200 eunuchs.
Yes, Your Gracious Majesty!
With this, Joseon will be founded!
Do you think everything is fine back home?
What if the king changes again?
Why you!
Just worried, that's all.
Think about it, sir.
They bestowed posts on restless, rich men.
But with no country name or the Royal Seal...
They'll think nothing's changed with a new country.
You can't rule a country afraid of complaints.
- What's that sound? - We're not sure, sir!
There are pirates here!
Get ready to fight!
- Prepare for battle! - Yes, sir!
Fire your arrows!
It's a baby whale, sir.
How dare it cross this envoy ship's path!
After it!
Kill it!
Fire the cannons!
There! There!
The baby whale is out!
Cannons! Fire!
Fire!
The Royal Seal!
There, sir!
Joseon...
The Royal Seal...
Crazy Tiger!
Where are you, sir!
How insane is he to be called, 'Crazy Tiger'?
Crazy Tiger!
I'm exhausted.
Now I'm getting land sickness?
Still, it's better than the sea.
Damn!
What's this!
Help me!
He is Chief Crazy Tiger!
So, you want to be a bandit?
Introduce yourself.
My name is Chul-bong, sir.
After dozens of battles and decades as a pirate...
Though I was the backbone of pirates who ruled the seas!
I have my reasons to turn into a bandit.
So, use me valuably for I'm a highly capable man.
That's it, sir.
Okay, fine.
Why did such a capable man...
turn his back on the sea?
What?
Because I hate eating fish.
I can't stand the smell.
- I think I'm a meat person. - Fishy smell!
Were you kicked out?
Kicked out?
No way, sir!
Yeah, you were.
No, sir! That's ridiculous!
How dare you!
Tell the truth!
Yes, sir.
Okay. I'll tell the truth
I had riches and fame and lacked nothing as a pirate.
But life was just no fun!
I felt this hollow emptiness inside.
I couldn't even eat.
I wondered why, then realized one day!
A man should be a bandit!
That's it!
A man belongs in the mountains!
That's enough!
You look a little dumb...
but since you've got nowhere to go, I'll take you in.
As 30th in rank, do your job well.
Chief! I'm the 30th?
What about all my experience?
Hey, Rookie! Go cook.
Young fool! How dare you!
Why you!
What in the world happened?
My friend...
First, have a seat.
You fool!
A whale ate the Royal Seal?
You dare mock me!
Behead him at once!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty...
That's what will happen.
You're right.
A whale ate the Royal Seal! It makes no sense, right?
How could you let this happen?
Still, I brought back the name for our country.
What if I lost both of them?
Since you recommended me, you'll be at fault, too.
We'll just die together.
I should've died at sea!
Listen carefully.
Beware of public sentiment.
If people find out about this strange incident...
They'll think fate is against this new kingdom.
So, everything I'm about to say...
is for Joseon's good.
There was no whale.
You were attacked by pirates.
Your Majesty!
Put me to death!
What happened to you?
Your Majesty!
While bringing the country's new name and Royal Seal back...
I was attacked by Goryeo pirates!
They stole the Royal Seal, sir!
The Royal Seal!
Your Majesty...
And yet...
Let go!
You came back alive!
I deserve to die, sir!
But I had to bring back the country's name, sir.
We defended it from the ferocious rebels, sir!
He said to call this country "'Joseon"?
Yes, sir.
But the Royal Seal...
- Kill me now, sir! - Kill us!
They must be eradicated, sir!
Goryeo bandits and pirates must be rooted out!
Quiet!
Silent!
Proclaim our new country as Joseon!
Send out troops to root out bandits and pirates!
And find the Royal Seal!
Yes, Your Majesty.
As soon as...
Two weeks!
You have two weeks.
Understood?
Yes, sir!
I got a great tip.
A merchant band is carrying goods with just 20 guards.
When Monk gives the signal...
Buddha have mercy.
Rookie!
Yes!
That's you!
Cut the rope to his signal.
Then, I will...
Chief?
I fought countless battles. I should be on the front lines,
Not back here cutting a rope!
Just do your job right.
It's the Rookie's job to cut it
I said use me valuably. Damn.
The blessing is coming.
The blessing is here.
Get ready, sir!
Buddha's blessing.
Make way!
Not good!
Cut it?
Royal troops!
Cut it now?
Lots of them!
Don't cut it!
Now?
Yes!
Run away!
Son of a bitch!
Run!
What's this?
Charge! Come out! Kill them!
Goryeo rebels! After them!
After them!
We could all get killed!
Scatter out and meet back at the fort!
Scatter out!
Chief!
He's the chief!
Get him!
Wait for me, Chief!
Let's go together!
Get the chief!
Chief!
Go! Get lost!
Chief!
Don't call me, 'Chief'!
Chief! Wait up!
Let's see...
Not many made it back.
At this rate, we'll bump into YI Seong-gye!
I told you not to trust the source.
I signaled you to turn back! What were you thinking?
Why'd we take in that fool!
Better luck next time.
We can't succeed every time.
Succeeding once would be nice!
We never do! All we eat is dang grass!
Or catch wild boar!
It's all right.
We know the royal troops.
They'll pretend to chase and run home at sundown.
Right, Monk?
Like hell!
Chief! Look!
Seize them!
The sun must not be down.
Everyone calm down.
Like hell!
Don't the fools sleep?
Chief?
Where'd he go?
Run!
Why'd I come here?
Is he still alive?
Do you want to live?
One of your men tried to harm the king?
Too bad it was before he became king
I just have to catch the whale?
Gut it and bring the Royal Seal.
Then, you can have anything in Joseon.
But if you fail...
It'll be hell for you
I've already been to hell, sir.
You'll command the naval troops.
Enjoy and rest up before heading out early tomorrow.
You said it was urgent.
Can he be trusted?
I don't trust him,
but I do trust his ambition.
Are you Captain Yeo-wol?
What brings you to the rough seas, sir?
A whale!
It's over 20 meters long and has...
that flag stuck on its back.
Bring it to me.
I'll do the gutting.
I'm not a fisherman. I don't catch whales.
They're angels of life and death sent by the Sea God.
The Sea God is close with us.
You are free to refuse.
Then, I'll follow orders to root out pirates.
You think it'll be easy to arrest us?
Probably not.
But I'll find your families and slaughter them.
I'll burn down every village that ever helped you.
I'll execute them all!
Hundreds, thousands, until I catch you.
That bastard!
Why are you doing this?
Our ships are flat and strong against the wind, but not fast.
Even if we find the whale, it'll be hard to chase it.
But your ship is fast enough to hunt it down.
That's the reason.
I'll give you 10 days.
That one-eyed fool looks like he'll eat us alive!
Attack him!
Stay out of this!
Why! I'm her right-hand-mate!
What will you do?
They're royal troops. We should do what they ask.
How'll we catch a whale?
Let's go to Central Port.
That hurts!
Let's go, Monk.
- People will think I starve you. - But it's meat!
What's he doing in there?
Let's go! Hurry!
That wanted picture of you looks way better.
Stop talking and let's move.
Damn thieves!
Don't stop.
Keep rubbing. That's it.
That's new! I like it!
Captain JANG?
It's been years since I became a bandit.
I heard the news.
You come across soldiers by chance?
By chance?
You dare sell us off?
Really! It was by chance! Don't you trust me?
I have a brilliant tip to get rich.
I'll give it to you for 30 rolls of silk.
My patience is running out.
20 rolls!
10 rolls!
I'll give it to you for free!
A whale!
It swallowed a big ship full of the Emperor's gold.
A fish swallowed it?
That's right!
The whale swallowed it whole!
A fish swallowed an entire ship?
The Royal Seal, too!
What?
Buddha have mercy!
A girl with some nerve.
Dare interrupt men doing business?
What men?
All I see are two mutts...
and an old mouse.
Such a shame.
A beauty with a foul tongue.
Who am I talking to?
Let's introduce ourselves.
I'm the infamous Crazy Tiger..
I don't know about a tiger, but you're crazy, all right.
Go pick fruits to eat.
Stop smiling or I'll cut your face in half!
You a bandit?
Must be hard eating off grass.
Buddha have mercy. We're outnumbered.
This could be yours.
I heard new cannons and weapons are brought in from Europe and Arabia.
Why?
You want to catch a whale?
A whale swallowed the Royal Seal sent by the Emperor of Ming.
How blasphemous!
Can you get them?
There's nothing I can't get!
I heard the new country is in total chaos.
There's a rumor the king will get rid of Buddhism
Buddha is worth crap these days.
You see this as Buddha?
It's just gold in my eyes.
Look...
It's not the king who feeds you, but the sea.
And we own the sea.
Yes, Captain
I want them tomorrow.
It was like 2 or 3 years ago.
We came face to face with 120 naval ships at open sea!
The rabbit is burning.
Did we run? No way!
We pirates never run away!
We fought 5,000 men for 2 weeks 'til the sea turned blood red!
That was my 17th pirate battle.
The meat is burning!
Damn it!
What!
It's not burned. See?
It's just slightly burned.
Who's there?
Who else?
It's me!
You've all struggled enough after following me out.
I couldn't even keep my promise to have liquor on the table.
He promised that?
So, I was thinking...
Well...
I get it, Chief.
I knew this day would come.
I was preparing for this, too.
Preparing for what?
You want us to go our separate ways.
No.
We've been together way too long, you and me.
Sit down and listen.
Take care, Chief.
Let's go.
What's with you men?
Where can we apply to become pirates?
There is a ship filled with treasures.
Wait! Hold on.
What about it?
The Ming Emperor sent a ship filled with jewels.
So what?
Must be a big ship, right?
- Of course! It's from the Emperor! - Right.
But that ship...
How can I explain this?
How frustrating!
Tell us now!
A fish swallowed the ship.
The hell!
You've been a monk long enough!
Don't you know when to watch your mouth!
How dare you interrupt the Chief with such crap?
A fish swallowed the ship?
Whole?
Yeah right!
I'm dying!
Why you!
Go on, Chief.
Tell us.
What happened to the ship filled with treasure?
The ship...
was swallowed by a fish.
The rabbit is all burned!
Why didn't you train him!
I'm surrounded by idiots! I don't believe this!
You're dead! How can you let it burn!
Hold on!
Did they say it was a whale?
A whale?
If it wrecked a ship, it's gotta be.
Right!
YI Seong-gye is going crazy 'cause a whale ate the Royal Seal.
So, you're saying we'll get rich if we just catch the whale?
We could retire for life!
A whale, huh?
Do we catch it with a net?
No way!
Nets won't work at all.
Why?
It's gigantic!
How big can it be?
Just a fish.
A fish?
This is how big it is?
Look!
A whale's eye is this big!
You liar!
I'm serious! Its eye is this big!
Then, how big are its teeth?
It doesn't have teeth. It eats with its whiskers!
What's so funny?
Cut the nonsense and tell me how to catch it.
There's only one way, sir.
When it comes up to surface to take a breath...
you fire cannons at it!
A fish that breathes outside the water?
It's true!
It comes up, breathes out, and makes a big splash.
Right out of its nose onto its back!
Water gushes up!
The nose is on its back?
Yes!
A monk has his limits!
Next, he'll say a whale even breastfeeds its baby!
That's true!
It even eats seaweed to help with breastfeeding!
I'll kill him!
I give up being a monk!
I don't believe this! How can I explain it?
You country folks don't understand.
But the sea...
It's deep and wide and filled with all sorts of things!
Some of 'em even have lights on the head!
If thousands flash light from their heads...
the sea suddenly lights up!
Light! Dark! Light! Dark!
There's also flying fish!
If thousands of 'em with wings...
jump up from the water, they flap their wings! Swoosh!
Thousands fly right at you!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
What a sight!
Hope they're doing well.
That just made me hungry.
What?
Enough with the jokes.
So, we can catch it with a cannon?
No way! You need at least a dozen!
Let's go get cannons!
This one!
It's a portable cannon for easy use.
Bang!
And that one!
It's the king of all weapons.
It's called Ju-hwa.
It can strike a cone from 2,000 steps away!
That one! Yes!
It's called Fog-bomb.
If you pop it, thick fog forms and you won't be able to see.
Looks like you have a good eye.
It came from Europe.
Thousands of miles away.
It's called a Grenade Bottle.
This is as dangerous as it gets.
Step back.
Load them up.
You scared me!
Country thief asking to die?
Get out of our way!
Are you a pirate?
Must be hard catching fish.
Sir!
Where is the wagon?
Crazy Tiger...
- Scatter, then meet up! - Yes, sir!
Out of the way!
How do you work this?
- You light it! Move! - Light?
Out of my way!
Stop! Get them!
That way!
Choon! Run! Faster!
Hello, Lady. I'm...
Crazy Tiger!
Throw her off!
It's heavy!
I win!
Look out!
Be careful!
Chief!
I'll have your head!
Calm down, my Lady!
How can I! I almost died 'cause of you!
Why you!
What?
Behind you.
Fire!
Are you dead?
Ow! That stings!
Why don't we surrender and hope for the best?
Beg for our lives?
A pirate never...
What the!
Buddha have mercy.
JANG Sa-jung...
So foolish.
If you get hit in the head, you'll croak!
How dare you say that?
It's the truth!
Are you all ready?
Yes, sir!
Let's go! To the sea!
Fill the cannons by half to put in harpoons.
Reduce the hole by two-thirds.
We'll avoid the currents and sail out to sea.
Raise the sail!
Though we lived as bandits...
we weren't cowardly robbers like YI Seong-gye.
He took the country by force.
But he'll have to pay to get the Royal Seal from us!
In that sea...
...is a whale that'll make us rich.
Let's go out to sea!
Let's go!
Aren't you coming?
How can we catch a whale in this!
- Let's just go! - Stop hitting me!
Your Majesty!
Since we have declared Joseon our new country...
How about moving the capital?
No one builds a house on a grave, sir.
How can the king's palace stand on Goryeo's grave?
He is right, sir.
This place is lurking with Goryeo subjects.
We should build a new capital for Joseon and move, sir.
It is only right to do so.
But I won't go to the new capital without the Royal Seal!
You have 5 days left.
Damn! It didn't work.
I thought it would buy us more time.
- We just have to trust in MO. - Right.
Because of rooting out Goryeo rebels...
the country reeks with blood!
And we're also catching kids to offer as maids and eunuchs.
Maybe we don't have to catch the whale to...
One of my men used to talk a lot like you.
I had to pull my sword on him.
Keep talking.
No, sir
I'll finish loading up the ships with water and supplies.
Everything's ready, sir.
We've loaded up over 300 cannons, sir.
At last!
I'll get a taste of the sea!
In two days, you'll have the fastest ship on earth, sir.
We sail out tomorrow.
If we wait longer, Yeo-wol will live another day.
Yes, sir.
Yeo-wol...
The sea did not desert me!
Chief?
Don't drink that.
Drinking sea water will kill you!
What the!
It's a whale!
Where?
That's not a whale! It's a shark!
- A great white shark! - Catch it!
Help me!
Bullseye!
- We caught a whale! - It's not a whale!
Yeo-wol is scouring the cost?
Yes, Captain.
It's only a matter of time before we catch her.
Yeo-wol!
Try running to the ends of the earth!
I have the world's fastest ship...
Did something just pass us?
It can't be...
What's that'?
That's so fast!
Cannon! Hurry!
Where?
- The shell fell out! - Wait!
Hurry!
Choon! Light it up now!
Don't move!
Hold still!
Light it now!
It's lit!
Prepare for battle!
Load the cannons!
Reload!
Why'd you miss!
Buddha!
Fire!
You said this was the fastest ship.
Who? Me?
It's grown weak.
Get ready to catch it!
The whale must've gone to heaven.
Move back!
Look!
- We caught it! - We caught a whale!
We caught a whale!
No! It's a shark!
A whale's tail isn't like this!
Wait! It's still alive!
It's not a whale?
How many times did I tell you! It's a shark!
If a whale was a thick snake...
a shark would be just a worm!
Why you little!
Fear makes it seem bigger.
At first, it seemed like a house.
But now I see it's just the size of two cows.
Fix up the boat to sail out again.
What?
- The ship is crushed! - How do we catch the whale now?
Aim it carefully!
Let's go catch the whale!
We're stealing that naval ship?
You can't sail a ship that big by yourself.
Why steal it when you can't move it?
- I quit. Let me go. - Get lost!
No! You're steering the ship
I can't steer it alone.
Get the boys to do it.
Who'd listen to the last one in the band?
They always beat me up.
Just lei me go.
Why you!
Chul-bong ranks second from now on.
But Chief!
Well...
If you need me that much, Chief...
I'll try my best.
Pick your men.
You.
And you!
Son of a bitch! Young fool always hit me!
How dare you!
Chief!
Listen to him.
Listen.
Swimming at sea is different from a lake.
If you try to beat the waves, you'll die!
Ride 'em smoothly like a snake over rocks.
That's it.
Hold! Breathe out!
Just remember.
You fight it, you're dead!
At sea, they used to call me 'Shark'
Listen to me at sea no matter what!
You! Snakehead!
Burn all the other ships with Chief so they can't follow. Got it?
Make sure you cooperate and get things done right!
I'll get the rest of the clan ready to sail out.
Let's live to laugh about this!
I forgot one important thing.
Buddha have mercy.
There's always oil next to the torch.
All the ships have 'em there.
Pour the oil on the other ships.
Then, come back to our ship and shoot fiery arrows at 'em!
Got it.
Listen carefully! I'm serious here!
You're all bad, but you're the worst listener!
Remember and do as I say!
We're ready to sail out, sir.
Board all soldiers on the ship!
Everyone on the ship!
We're in trouble! The troops are coming!
Naval troops are coming!
What now, Sub-Chief?
I don't believe this!
Chief has to come for us to go! Where is he?
Commander!
There! Look!
We're under attack!
Chief is coming!
Get ready to sail!
Hurry!
Monk! Drop the sails!
You! Cut the rope!
Hurry!
Cut it?
Who's there!
Hurry!
Don't come up! Go back!
Chief!
Get on! Hurry!
Move!
JANG Sa-Jung!
MO Heung-gap!
I never thought this day would come!
Chief! Hurry!
You're still alive?
You left your post for this?
I'll send you to hell!
Shut up!
So, did you go out and change the world?
I have no interest in that!
Chief!
Get on now!
Hurry!
Chief!
Grab the rope!
Pull! Pull!
Damn!
I'll be back for your head!
How many ships left?
A few small ones, sir.
Send them all out to catch the whale!
The whale isn't the problem!
With all the naval ships wrecked like that...
How can we expect to live?
Listen carefully.
We'll say pirates who stole the Royal Seal attacked us, too.
Though we lost our ships, we fought off the pirates.
And recovered the Royal Seal. Understood?
We may find the Seal, but what pirates, sir?
We'll make them up.
This is a pirate village!
Treat them like pirates and kill them all!
Mommy!
Flats with seaweed in between, the whale must be roaming here.
Whale!
The one with the flag stuck on it!
The flag is really on there!
- Get the harpoons! - Yes, sir!
We're ready!
Captain? The order?
Why are you hesitating?
It's a baby whale.
How old does it look?
Huh?
I must be going blind.
Can't you see? It's a newborn!
Everyone's tired.
We can't exchange a whale's life for people's lives.
Captain!
Should I give the order?
No.
Aim at it.
Ready to fire!
Who are those bastards!
What's on your mind?
Out in this vast ocean...
a man can stretch without limits.
Looks like the sea suits us.
The ship's big, so no one's seasick.
Hey!
Raise the sail!
What's that'?
What you're holding! Stupid!
- If he's a pirate, I'm Buddha! - No! Tie it there!
Let's learn quickly and kill him!
How can he be second in rank?
- Buddha have mercy. - What's the racket?
Chief! Wait!
Just a second
I don't get it.
There are many whales in this vast sea.
How will you catch the one who ate the Royal Seal?
We'll keep catching whales until we get the right one.
Yeah! You said it's huge!
- How many can there be? - Just one!
Stupid ignorant bandits!
Whales aren't minnows!
Can't catch and gut 'em!
What a beauty!
You finally got to see it. That's a whale!
Its nose is on its back!
I told you it was there!
Must be a female. It's kind of small.
That's small?
There are bigger ones?
Of course! His thingy is this thick!
What thingy?
Whiskers.
They're this thick.
Aren't you going to catch it?
Catch that?
You said it's a fish.
Just a fish.
Catch it to eat for dinner.
Gut it and cut its fins...
You fool!
What's wrong?
If it was that big, you should've stopped us!
Why bring us out to sea!
Damn it!
I said it was huge a thousand times!
Rank him 10th!
The last of us!
You big-mouthed fool!
Should've drawn the whale's eye bigger!
I said if you let 'em live, they'd be trouble!
You became a mere fisherman?
Putting harpoons on cannons?
How is it?
The smell of the sea before you die?
The sea smells the same.
Get him! You even beat 5,000 men!
5,000 is an exaggeration.
Let's fight to the death!
We've lived long enough!
- You're going blind anyway. - What?
Don't be foolish!
There's no way to stop a cannon.
So-ma!
This is between you and me!
I challenge you to a duel!
Naive girl!
That's why you're not fit to be a captain!
Boys!
Bring the ship up close.
Captain?
There's a ship.
It's a naval ship!
A man should eat meat!
- Who needs fish? - Right!
We're fit for the mountains.
- Forget the damn fishy-smelling pirates! - Right!
Men are like mountains! Women are like the sea!
Buddha likes mountains, too.
How stupid for pirates to float on a ship instead of the vast land?
That's why they're the dumbest of all thieves!
Right!
Let's go back!
Buddha! Here we come!
My Lady! It's me!
Damn Crazy Tiger!
It's me!
That ship is blocking the cannons.
Chief?
We're in a weird spot here.
Now!
Attack!
Fight!
Against who?
Get them!
Attack!
I came to help you!
My Lady! Help!
Who are you?
I'm Crazy...
Damn it!
This isn't our fight! Let's go!
Let them fight it out!
Don't fight! Please!
Just cut his arm!
Killing is bad.
Wait!
Chief!
We're drifting apart!
Chief!
You've lasted long enough.
Captain So-ma won!
Congratulations, sir!
Who are you?
I'm Crazy Tiger, JANG Sa-Jung.
JANG Sa -Jung?
That's right.
It's not easy to meet like this.
How about becoming brothers for life?
Yes, sir!
Sir?
They'll be sent to the naval troops and executed!
That's what you pay for challenging me!
You abandoned your brothers and got tossed out...
And haven't changed one bit.
After everything I taught you, you're still hung up on brotherhood?
Naive fools fall victim to those with power.
So true, sir!
As you can see, we're just passing travelers.
We just came the wrong way.
Don't you know it's rude for a bandit to attack a pirate?
If you say so...
Spare us, sir.
You're cute, the way you beg.
Beg like him, bitch!
Did you forget?
There are only two ends for a pirate.
To become fish food...
Or be resurrected as a dragon!
There are two ways for bandits, too!
Go after money.
Or...
Stay alive all of you!
Wait! I'm not ready!
Chief! Captain!
So-ma at your service, sir.
Explain what happened to Yeo-wol
I heard she changed cannons with harpoons.
She was chasing whales like a fisherman, Commander.
Right before she caught it, I turned her into whale bait
I'll offer you tributes-twice as much as before.
How much is your life worth?
Since I rule the seas...
The price of a whale.
If you catch it, you'll live. If you don't, you'll die.
A whale, sir?
I'm taking over this ship.
You catch the whale and I'll gut it. Got it?
You're free to board my ship, Commander.
But please remember this...
What?
The one who gives orders here...
can only be me, So-ma.
Commander.
Damn...
Who are you?
A pirate or a bandit?
Why's that important at a time like this?
Who cares!
Fool!
Pirates are way above petty bandit thieves.
What a load of crap!
Didn't your leader lose the swordfight?
At least she didn't grovel for her life like yours did!
He did not!
He's a great thief who once fought with YI Seong-gye!
Right!
YI Seong-gye...
Who's that?
Ignorant pirates!
That's the king's name.
Pirates don't serve kings!
Only Captain Yeo-wol, daughter of the dragon!
A dragon's daughter?
The eldest at that!
Our chief is a tiger's father!
- The eldest one! - Right!
Damn!
Come here!
Don't mix with petty bandits!
Come here!
Don't mix with loser pirates!
Why am I so important all of a sudden?
I don't care!
Mountains are for men!
The sea is for men!
So, why's your leader a girl?
A girl?
- You grass-eating fool! - You anchovy crap!
Cut it out!
Why, you!
Hey!
You're not sleeping, are you?
My Lady...
Shall we go pee?
Stop being so disgusting.
How is peeing disgusting?
It's only natural
I gotta go real bad!
Cutting off your wrist will solve this.
Your Majesty!
Goryeo revered Buddhism.
Monks conspired with aristocrats to rule locally.
Revere Confucianism, oppress Buddhism...
and redirect the riches into the palace, sir.
Thus, establish a firm basis to your kingdom, sir!
But I have no Royal Seal to stamp such a decree!
I'm afraid to say this, but...
If you're afraid, don't speak!
Two days!
Just two days left.
Why do they bring up things instead of finding the Royal Seal?
Whales stay on the same migratory routes.
Two days are enough to catch it
I heard it's really big.
Won't it be hard?
We'll attack the baby whale, sir.
The mother whale never leaves the baby. It'll be easy.
What will you do with her?
Whales are angels sent by the Sea God.
Catching one would anger the Sea God.
Too bad for you, but she'll be sacrificed.
If you came to me then, you wouldn't be here
I should've killed you then.
Daring bitch.
What's that?
My mom gave it to me.
She said it was all she had.
Where is she?
She died.
Soldiers killed her.
Why?
'Cause my father was a pirate.
But mom was a fish diver.
So, I can't stand soldiers like you.
It's been years since I became a bandit.
Did you commit a crime?
I did.
I failed to protect my brothers and country.
Do we have a country to protect?
Kings and aristocrats run off first when enemies attack.
They offer children as maids and eunuchs.
They choke the people for more taxes.
Rather than defending a country like that...
I'd give my life to protect someone I love.
I agree with you.
That's why I want to catch the whale.
I can't live in hiding forever.
I want a happy life with a family.
Are you married?
I'm a bachelor!
See? We have unbreakable ties like this.
You're really asking for it!
I'm not joking, my Lady.
Won't you be that special person in my life?
Your face turned red.
It's from the fire!
Let's go for a swim.
Is it urgent?
Let's go.
Wonder why the sea is warm.
A petty thief dares mock a pirate captain?
A petty thief?
There are 20 silver coins on my head.
There are 50 on mine! Twice as many.
The reward money isn't important!
Look!
It's from killing a powerful Yuan general!
This is from killing a Vietnamese pirate head!
I killed 500 Ming soldiers by myself!
I fought off 5,000 pirates by Tsusima Island!
I even survived an attack from a tiger! See?
Ever heard of a dragon?
What do you know about dragons!
A dragon bit me, but...
Shocked?
Look!
Why am I all alone...
I thought I was a goner!
What happened to the rest?
Goryeo rebels BANG, YEO, KWAK...
And the rest of you!
So damn unlucky!
After the mountains and the seas...
I end up dying like this?
"When we should unite...
and work hard..."
Why's this so long?
"To create new history in this land..."
Chief?
Who's that?
Who are you?
Who's asking?
"Who's asking?"
What's it to you?
"What's it to you?"
Quiet.
Why!
"Why?"
So what?
"So what?"
- Quiet! - No!
I just said my legs hurt! What's wrong with that!
I'm sitting on a big bump! It kills!
Just kill me! I gotta pee!
I apologize on his behalf.
Don't! Can't I say it hurts?
- Quiet! - You be quiet!
Chief.
What? Thief?
Chief.
They've lost their minds!
Soldiers!
- Kill the rebels at once! - Yes, sir!
Over here! Captain!
Chief!
Over here!
Chief!
Captain!
What about me?
Stay back!
Soldiers!
Where is the girl?
So, you became a bandit?
I don't know what to say...
I ran off without a word.
You'll always be our brother.
No matter where you go, be a good thief.
You'll attack So-ma with just them?
Leave the sea to us and go back to the mountains.
Please reconsider.
Come to the mountains with me.
Let's be happy there.
You're really testing my manners.
Here's my final offer.
If you beg me to stay, I'll stay.
If you beg to come along, I'll take you in.
If you mock a pirate, this is what happens!
We'll attack So-ma!
And rescue our sister!
Look.
The color of the sea tells us where the whale is.
The clouds are low. We should turn back!
I said whales are angels sent by the Sea God.
Thought they're easy to catch?
Yes, sir!
Come up to the surface.
There!
It's the whale!
Full speed port-side!
Mommy!
It was the naval troops!
They framed the village as the pirates' hideout.
They killed all the men and took the children.
MO's troops did this?
There's no end to that bastard's greed.
I must kill that devil myself!
Where?
Back to the sea!
Not again!
Though I can't save the world...
A man should protect the one he loves.
Then why'd I get off the ship?
I come over here and now I'm going back? Damn!
Chul-bong! You're second in rank.
Let's go, Chief!
Hurry! Chief!
Chief! What about me?
- Stop the ship! - Go after it!
- No! Stop! - After it!
Commander!
The whale is getting away!
Only I give the orders on this ship!
A baby whale can't hold its breath for long.
It'll come up soon.
- Stop the ship and wait! - Yes, sir!
There! It's a whale!
Turn starboard!
Go right! Go right!
Get the baby, not the mother!
- Aim at the baby! - Yes, sir!
Come closer!
More.
Fire!
- Pull the rope! - Yes, sir!
Lure the mother whale!
Fire!
Stop!
Listen carefully!
If we don't kill it in one blow, it'll get us!
- So be on alert! - Yes, sir!
Think you can destroy my ship?
Come closer!
- Fire! - Fire!
Now! Throw the grenades!
The Sea God!
A great storm is coming, sir.
Whales truly are angels from the Sea God.
- Throw the girl in as a sacrifice! - Yes, sir!
- Throw the harpoons! - Yes, sir!
Let's pull the whale back to land!
- Hurry! - Yes, sir!
Commander!
I give the orders here!
You'll take all the credit, huh?
You're smarter than I thought.
Oh, much smarter.
- Show 'em! - Yes, sir!
If we light the wick linked to the explosives' den...
We'll all blow up and become fish food.
Don't forget.
We share the same fate on the same ship.
I'm not going down with you!
Go ahead and try!
You don't have the nerve!
Think you're man enough?
The dragon is resurrected!
Sis...
Let's go home.
Are you okay?
Guard the whale! Don't lose it!
No!
This bitch's life is mine.
A soldier can't kill a pirate like her!
Fire!
Sis!
There are only two ways for a bandit!
Go after money!
Or go after love!
We'll talk about that later.
You bastards!
One of us won't be setting foot on land today.
That won't be me!
Thanks, Bandit!
Pirate! You owe me!
Captain Yeo-wol!
Shit!
Yeo-wol!
- Oh no! - Chief!
It's all over!
I shouldn't have taken you in, then...
Run for your life.
The ship is about to explode.
It's the last favor I give you.
Hurry!
Run! The ship will explode!
Hurry!
Get off!
Go to hell and apologize to Joong!
Jump!
Commander!
I said same ship, same fate!
I'm JANG Sa-Jung.
Do you remember me?
What country do I belong to?
Since Ming gave the name Joseon, am I a citizen of Ming?
I don't want to belong to such a country.
A whale swallowing the Royal Seal is heaven's warning...
against ruling under Ming's influence.
Even a whale risks its life to save its baby!
How can a king sacrifice his people to find a Ming seal?
Think about what kind of world you'll make.
If you create a country truly for the people...
I, too, will uphold you as king.
A whale ate the Royal Seal?
Forgive us, Your Majesty!
You fools!
Send home all the children set to be offered to Ming!
Your Majesty!
But Ming demands them!
Quiet!
HAN! Go to Ming at once!
Sir?
Go and renegotiate!
If you fail...
I'll send your children off as maids and eunuchs!
Understood!
Yes, Your Majesty!
I should've died at sea!
Hey!
- Don't tie that there! - You said to!
- That's not what I said! - No!
The wind's blowing this way!
- Stop confusing us! - You do it!
When will they get it right?
I should've killed him back in the mountains.
You said it, Monk!
I gotta get off this ship.