1915,Winter, Mount Jirisan
Ready to shoot,do not blink your eyes. Understand? 1, 2, 3.
- Pull. - Bang.
Gotcha.
- Dad, Is the timing right? - Very precise.
- Next time what do we shoot? - Wild boar.
Boar? What you can also catch wild boars?
Well, next time dad will catch wild boar.
Scared? Our house over there. Look we can see the house?
Put in there. I will gone for a few days. bring the bucket to me
The weather is cold, Take this also.
So you're planning on eating grass? Eat together with Suk Yi.
- Suk Yi's Dad. ;- I'm going.
This time I'm definitely going to catch something, just wait for me.
Suk Yi's Dad
It's Cold, Go home!
1925, Gyeongsangnam, Minister office.
Your Excellency, this is a gift sent from the Hamgyong island for his Majesty.
Open.
This is trash. This can only be given to the governor of the capital.
Yes, I understand.
- Officer Ryu - Yes, your excellency
You know what is written in the report I read just now?
The artillery platoon was attacked last month in the Jiri mountains. We suffered a loss.
The bodies were found a month later in a ravine by loggers.
Did you know about this? Do you want to read it?
No, Your Excellency, I do not dare.
Surprisingly the report says, None of the bodies were perfectly intact.
- Actually, who did this? - I'm sorry, Your Excellency.
-So,the so-called Jirisan god Still not caught?
- Or there could be an arrest? - Your Excellency.
Your platoon should have resolved this from the start.
Why is this happening so slow.
Thanks to you, the Korean People here are more prosperous.
But do not forgot real purpose of our government being here in korea.
- What are you going to do? ;- I'm sorry, Your Excellency.
-I will mobilize all personnel -It will be caught as soon as possible.
Well, If you do not keep your promises, You have to be responsible.
Regarding you, or have you forgotten our real reason here in korea.
Your Excellency, what does it mean to have forgotten?
Baecause you are still Korean.
If you do not want to make me misunderstand, ;Catch that thing as soon as possible.
You know what would be the result if you fail this?
You understand?
Of course, Your Excellency.
Theres not a person alive here anymore. It's still here?
Oh my,look at this. Look at this footprint it must be very large.
Wherever it goes it will leave bodies.
Leaving these bodies here everywhere , it must be here somewhere.
Usually they will not leave a trail, How close are we to it.
- Below the valley? - Correct.
There is no trace of water here, here as well. ;Tomorrow she will certainly go down from here.
- Make a trap here. - Yes.
- Attach the net. - Yes.
- Make the trap well, Understand? - It ..
The wind is blowing in our direction.
It seems like we got the right place this time.
- There is still no news from the mountain? - Correct.
Troublesome.
- Chun man-duk? - He is here, But ..
Hey, Old Man!
Wake up you idiot!
What time it is to be drinking like this.
Just a little drinking while eating. How should I distinguish alchohol?
Chun Man-duk
- Are you disobeying again. - Oh, Telling me to hunt it?
I will not go.
I have said this how many times? I will not do this.
What can trash like me do?
You are not asked to take the lead, only to point the way for them .
A person no matter who he is should not disturb the king of the mountain.
- You are Korean as well, you would understand. ;- What did you say just now?
Who is Korean here?
Chun Man-duk.
I bear you on account of the villagers but I also have my limits.
Are we clear?
Father.
- The weather is so cold why did you come here? ;- I came because I am worried,father.
Worry about what? Do you think I will join the independence movement?
Everybody says your words make people worry, of I am course worried.
I have to drink a little wine.
Father did you not know they will talk about you?
Walk quickly, the sun will set.
How can you treat your only child like this?
What did you say?
It's okay, I said very good,father.
What do you say? Do you want me to hit you? ;Why are you runing?
Stop running! Dont hit me.
Are we going to kill it?
What is it doing?
Today was a good hunt, yeah it went by smoothly.
Did I not say to you to go to the toilet.
You are being too stubborn.
Stubborn, what? Is the toilet so far?
I'm cultivating. - Cultivating what? You think you are on a farm?
A child should listen to his father!
- Why did you not stop? ;- I was peeing, Wait a minute.
- There is still a lots. - Father stop rushing me.
I have prepared hot water, quickly go take a shower.
Yes.
That was a long piss.
Dad, slow down.
Come quickly, why is the young man so slow?
What's on top of a mountain? Why such a hurry?
How often do I tell you.
If you Want to get something from the mountain,you must be more diligent than the animals in the mountains.
Did do I not often say today one must often use the brain instead.
- Do you have a brain? - Dad!
What is it? Why keep calling me? Am I dead?
So we do not pluck worthless medicinal plants again.
We think and attach the trap there. Being Diligent is such a waste of energy.
- It will only make the body suffer. - Who does that?
Capture what could be caught, ;Do not have so much ambition.
Whatever it is, it is useless to have so much ambition.
Then it must be removed.
Know what? This mountain or that mountain, the others capture mountain animals to eat.
They still live well.
Shut up and follow my steps.
This old man, stop walking so fast. ;Do your feet not hurt?
- Did they catch it? - Hey! Step back! Step back
Look this way.
Get in position.
- Look at the size of that. - I look great right.
You looking for me?
There are many Koreans gather here today.
That's because the tiger that was caught here today.
is a famous tiger known by many locals.
- How did it go? ;- It was not so easy.
He was a sneaky bastard.
Are those the words of a professional?
Time is urgent.
The minister will certainly have something to bring something back when he returns to Japan.
We must catch it anyway possible.
If you still want to making a living with this, Think of a way to catch him, Understand?
Oh right about Chun man-duk.
Must we do it by force?
He is very stubborn. It would not be good us if i force him.
I have an idea, Let me do it.
- Suk Yi, Are you feeling better. -I still got a headache
How are you so Young and so weak?
Maybe I will join mother, mother also had daily headaches.
That is because your mother had you.
You have not been ill since birth. Well, tomorrow I go pick up some medicine.
- So leaving again tomorrow? - Correct.
Why so happy?
No, When am I happy?
- What are you hiding? - what? Go to sleep.
What did you say? What did you say? What did you say?
Do not make me repeatthe same thing twice
Why split the work? We caught and completed it in time.
Why should we? We can do it ouselves.
He said there was no time.
Anyway this is the only way, unless you want to chase it like a desperate man.
This makes me worried.
Worried or not. its all nonsense, ;why did we start to hunt?
Do you not want to make a living?
Stop shouting?
How can you live like this to now? Let me see.
Do it hurt?
Give it to me, You let me try if it hurts or not.
Should use this part of the hammer,I knock it out with this.
The glass is empty,Lets drink!
Enough.
This idiot *smacks head* Do not eat it! this is medicine.
- I did not eat. - Its in your mouth! *smacks head*
For you.Its for your leg.
Is this a medication that keeps the body warm?
Take the medicine everyday, By winter you could recover.
Why? Is Suk Yi sick?
He started coughing again.
Really, take this.
No, forget the money, Can ;you give me the medicine?
Of course you can.
- Take. - Why so much?
Suk Yi is a boy, ;The rests if for you?
Its good for your feet as well, morning and evening take once.
Oh right, you heard of tiger problems?
A few days ago the villager hunter killed both cubs and the mother tiger.
I can not bear to see it, All the villagers saw it.
What human can do such a thing?
How can he do such a thing, is he not afraid of angering the gods?
This person really did not leave a path for himself to retreat on.
Although the tiger is dead, to the others is just dead game.
I somewhat regret them dying at the hands of a hunter like that.
Do not say that there is ;no point in it, I did that as well.
Are you going? Take this first.
Suk Yi is waiting.
You must visit me again.
These kids, where are they going?
Your father was looking for you.
It's okay, he will come back if he did not find me.
Really?
But ..
- Do you want to continue living in the mountains? - Yes, my father seems to want to.
- Oh so. - What's wrong?
My mom says .. forget it!
What is it?
She wants me to marry me somewhere else.
What does that mean? We are friends since childhood.
Did Uncle Goo and my father not agreed.
I overheard what he said, he wanted me to marry the owner of the rice store.
Why would he? Clearly he knows our relationship.
I don't know. We do I do?
What about me?
I do not know, my parents says your family is poor, if I go with you I will be able to eat.
Then we go down the mountain together, In any case you will not starve.
I don't know.
What do you think? Do you want to marry me?
In my heart, of course the only one I like is you.
Then don't worry, trust me.
- Oppa ..- Wait for me, I have an idea.
Stop, I can't breathe, ;Let me go.
You are really strong.
Jirisan! The same as described, broad and majestic.
Reportedly the animal is one-eyed dragon.
Yes, Your Excellency.
According to the locals; This is the only one eye tiger they have seen.
Still it can survive like this.
How much does it weigh?
The king. It is reportedly about 1000kg.
Oh thats wonderful, such a large tiger exist in Korea.
Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
It looks like its about to rain. Can it really be caught by today?
It has to because it must be quickly resolved.
You even brought the cub? Would it even appear?
Don't worry about it;He will appear.
Place it here, How?
- Place it here. - Ok.
Open this.
Once we place the trap, we check back in the morning.
No, We will Wait tonight around here.
Wait here? It is very cold at night. really?
- Today we stay the night, Understand? - Yeah.
Drink.
I do not want to drink this.
- Dad, Why did you slap me? - Do not be sick if you do not want to drink this.
- Drink it. - You think I want to be sick?
Open your mouth! Bite this!
Go to sleep after eating this.
Dad, you heard the news of the mother tiger and cubs being caught?
Are the tigers slowly being caught?
There is a very big bounty, I wonder who will be lucky enough?
They will be caught one day, What if we catch them together instead?
We know the where the tiger lives and how he moves.
Dad ..., stop staring at me like that, ;I know, I wont bring this up again.
Im going to sleep.
It looks like something is about to go down.
Goo Gyeong,looks like something is about to go down.
What are you doing there? Are you not cold?
Its about to go down, I am really worried.
The boss reportedly used to hunt tigers.
The scar on the face was left by them, Is that correct?
The King of the mountain has bad relationship with us also.
Silence.
He came. -LETS GO!
It .. Really moves like a shadow, ;It can escape so easily.
Motherfucker.
Beyond just some wolves, weather is very cold.
what are you looking at?
The Tiger's nest must be around here,but this area is impassable.
The entire mountain is the nest, Where might we find that easy.
Although he is the king of the mountain he definitely has a nest, its not possible to hide forever.
Unlike humans.
- Still .. - We have to look for Man-Duk.
What did you say? You remember what happen to your sister, dont do it.
The problem is up here, There is no other way.
I still can't, don't do it! ;His wife die, look at what happen to you?
Because of that he should catch the animal.
You have to forget about it, ;Why do you have to bother ...
You think it could easily be forgotten?
My sister heart was ripped out by that beast.
I can not forget that.
Brother Man Duk, Long time no see.
Wolf skin selling well recently?
Of course, they can be sold at a good price.
Even so, 10 tail like this can not even be compared to a tiger.
So how well can a tiger sell?
A King of the mountain needless to say, can at least ;can build a house and still have some left.
That's right, the King of the mountain here ;is also a king of tigers.
You want to catch it?
No.
This kid seems to think so.
Stop it, can you use this pistol?
Of course, I am my father's child after all.
The Bloodline will not able to continue without it.
Out of all korea only you know how to hunt tigers from head to tail.
The payoff is worth it.
- Brother wanted to go with us? - No.
I understand.
You should also beware, we already entered winter, hunting the tiger is not easy anymore.
It is because of there is a time limit.
It's too late, in two days it will be snowing.
- Stop, You hunted so much it's is enough. ;- Do not say it like that.
How can I stop, Koreans from now on ;can not have guns themself again.
Hunters who do not hunt are still able to do what? ;Sit and wait to die? Do not say like that.
If you do not want to go with us.
Point the path for us, you know where his nest is.
Forget it.
Even if we don't kill it, it will die of a slow death. He does not have that long to live.
Dying quickly would be better than a slow death. ;Would it not be better to die by our own hands?
Do you not want to get revenge for your wife?
- What did you say? ;- Go home if there are no other problems.
- Brother, thats not the intention of Goo Gyeong. ;- Not what?
Not since my brother's wife got killed from the beast.
- Brother, let the beast go... ;- Shut up.
Am I wrong? All because he let him go alot of our brothers die.
- Stop. - Brother.
I told you, stop it.
Well, brother, we'll stop. ;We won't say anymore, Suk Yi can hear it.
We are leaving.
Your wife, Think about it carefully.
- Let's go. - Good.
- Uncle, you guys are going? ;- Right, go in its very cold outside.
Dispose of the wine, do not let your father drink too much. Let's go.
Suk Yi, we are going.
Suk Yi, How old are you now?
16 years, what is it?
It's okay.
Take care your father well.
Hurry ..
The tiger escaped the trap, ;He went to the village.
That's him, shoot him Quick,Go quickly, or it will be too late.
Quickly, Go!
Nyeon Ja.
Nyeon Ja ..
Eyes almost fell, tell me.
Uncles Goo ask father to help hunt the tiger?
- Did you Really rejected them without considering it? ;- What did I not feed you?
- People do not live only for eating. ;- Stop with the bullshit.
It's not that bad.
As a child I wanted to be a hunter like father.
I told you to not talk about that again.
You know what place this is? You should know you place.
You say being a hunter is useless. Why?
Why? What hunter said he ;wanted to a hunter? so nowwhat?
Is it because the hunter is pressed by ;the Japanese? No it's the world of adults.
How can we eat if we do follow their lead?
That's not all.
I know this is not all, Until when are we going to live like this?
Father, we had being living like this since I was young.
What about me? What did I do wrong? Why should live like this?
I want to go hunting with them, not live like this with my father.
Why dont you listen to me?
I know the truth.
Father you blame yourself for how mom died.
I know the truth.
How did find out? how..?
The whole village knows, it is impossible to not have known about it.
But not anymore, Because I don't want to live like this anymore.
Suk Yi knows about the truth? Children do know everything.
I know hiding it from Suk Yi is very tiring.
The secret could not have been keep for long.
I hear they like each other, what if they married on this ocassion.
I'll help with the wedding expenses.
The Chil Goo's wife is searching for him everywhere.
It seems like there are going to help as well.
Do not worry, take this money.
Chil Goo's wife like to eat fish. ;-You must have heard me.
He was already betrothed.
I can also make out that she like Sun Yi.
There's nothing to think about, So do not worry about it.
I've also spoken with her father.
Her father agreed.
- Apparently so. - Of course.
Although Suk Yi is successful but he is still a hunter.
Being a rice store owner's wife is better than the a hunter's wife.
I know you are very hard on her.
Because she my the youngest child, I pay more attention.
At Least their children should live well.
Yes, I know the feeling.
What is this? Is that crazy child really going to do it.
Hurry up.
Goo Gyeong, you should definitely stop him.
My wife would have been furious ;if she found out. Stop him quickly.
Understand?
A Hunter's child will still become a hunter, ;What's wrong?
- What did you say? ;- I started hunting when I was 10 years old.
You okay ..
Brother Man Duk will not continue living if something happens to his son.
After his wife died, if because of his son. ;He not would have carried on.
Do you know?
Not every hunter will get in danger.
You should be careful.
Unlike elsewhere, this is the army.
Remember, you join us voluntariliy.
Of Course, I understand.
I join because in the army, there is a salary.
I will always be able to return to hunting. I joined because I know.
You said you could use a gun?
Of course, I am the son of my father.
My father is the greatest hunter in Korea.
This is the gun used by our soldiers.
A gift to you.
I will not let you down.
- Go. - Yeah.
Thank you. Thank you.
-The child knows the nest. ;-What can a child know?
Although I know, it was also just a way to die.
Are you related to him.
I will protect his excellency and he will followed behind, You lead the way.
All right.
- Goo Gyeong, Why do you have to do this? - Do not continue with this.
This is dangerous for us and Suk Yi.
Suk Yi volunteered for this.
Why would he do that?
It is for our brother Man Duk to join us.
Without Suk Yi, He will not stay silent.
What if something happens to him?
If you really are worried, You take care of him alone.
Bringing children into this craziness.
This is crazy ..
Suk Yi, Come. You don't come with us.
Walk together with the others there.
Together with them, can I not hunt?
What can you hunt?
It is Not an ordinary tiger but the king of this mountain. You can only hit your father.
- You understand? - Yeah.
Carry this gun for safety.
Anyone who tells you shoot, You stay behind.
Do not get involved in this.
- Understand?, Yeah. - Understand?, Yeah.
Suk Yi, Why don't you answer?
where did you go kid? Suk Yi ..
Suk Yi.
Anyway it still can be caught, ;What we catch it together?
I can replace father if I join the team of hunters.
So what, a hunter's child becomes a hunter?
Suk Yi.
Suk Yi ..
Come out!
I am the son of my father, my father is the best hunter in korea.
I will catch you and prove to my father.
Suk Yi.
Goo Gyeong, it's not coming out.
Wait a bit longer, this time there is bait, it will definitely appear.
Did they drive it in right direction?
There is only 1-2 direction the tiger can go.
- Goo Gyeong.- Shit, he went over there.
Move!
Move out of the way!
That sneaky bastard.
He went back to where we ;were just now. Hurry back.
Shit. Motherfucker.
- Uncle. - Suk Yi.
Uncle, my chest hurts.
Please bring my father here.
Uncle.
- Suk Yi. - Uncle.
I'll be right back.
You wait here, Understand?
- Do not worry. - Do not go ..
- Uncle will be right back. - Do not go.
- It will soon be over. - Do not, Uncle.
- Shit. ;- He is really is like a ghost.
The Tiger.
He was also injured this time. ;Don't let it get away.
It can't survive much longer. ;Wait for me, I will kill you with my own hands.
Where Suk Yi?
Goo Gyeong, What did you see?
Did you see Suk Yi? -No-
We have to hurry!
Suk Yi ..
Suk Yi .. Where are you Suk Yi.
Is not this the Sun Yi's gun? The gun is here,What is this?
Suk Yi.
Father.
Suk Yi!!!!.. that poor kid.
It's Useless, the wound is too deep. ; He Must have been taken by wolves.
How do we explain to Man-Duk? He is going to kill us.
Everyone lets go down.
If it's snows again, we wont be able to make it.
What did I tell you? I toldyou to bring Suk Yi back.
Now what do we do?
He volunteered, I did not force him.
- Fucking bastard! - I did not think you would be like this.
- I'll kill you. - Let Go!
- Brother. - Where?
Where is my son?!
Lift his leg up.
- Whoever can be treated,treat them. - Stop.
Where?
- You need soldiers? - The tiger is injured now.
This is an opportunity. ;This is opportunity to capture him.
It may not be enough with the number of hunters present.
Hunting is not a war. Could he attacked us?
- It would not be enough with ordinary soldiers. ;- What does it mean?
Do we have to use artillery?
- Right. - You crazy?
It really is impossible with ordinary soldiers.
We must use a large number of troops.
It is going to be winter soon ,we must catch it before it snows.
- You do not have to do anything else. ;- That is true.
If using artillery previously succeeded in stopping the Jirisan rebellion.
- It Might also be succeed. ;- But, Your Excellency ..
One-eyed tiger.
Can not be faced by the team of tiger catchers that here today.
He is the king of Korean tigers. Then to deal with it ..
it must be dealt with something on the same caliber.
Alright. We will make preparations.
Suk.
Finally caught it.
Their mother is dead, Yet the cubs still protect their mother.
I will send them off.
Why?
They are up here alone.
We are we going to eat? ;I did not see a tiger almost for one year.
The weather is too cold, they could die from the cold or starve.
Stop talking, I already know. ;They are up here alone.
What is this? A Tiger.
Thank God .. Thank you for the blessing. Thank you for the blessing.
Is that not the pig from the house?
From here to the village is so far, still they have must pass through the mountain, why would it do that?
Brother, what happen here?
Stop talking, Do you want your wife and son starve to death?
No, that is not what I meant.
Anyways, I think we load them, We did kill the mother. Hey listen!
I told you leave them be, Is this not what being a human is?
Son .. What about me?
Don't go.
Come, Suk!
Don't leave me!
Supreme military command, a strong spirit, Fighting hard, Not afraid of death.
Preparations finished ..
What is this for?
If what the tiger catcher say is true, The tiger must be here.
Although this does not fit the traditional hunting methods.
In the chinese forest, The soldiers also hunted like this.
In other words we should eliminate the forest first.
To restrict its movement.
Stop shooting.
Look what we did. He will come here soon.
Here.
He is running away.
Stop shooting.
Run away.
Quick! chase him.
Stop. Formations!
Nice, Kill them all.
This is the last dinner I give to you.
You deliberately lead the Japanese soldiers here to their death?
They came here on their own.
He is down.
No, he is mine.
I'm going to end him.
Goo!
Goo Gyeong,Hang in there! Brother!
Don't be afraid of death.
- Hunters are destined to die in the mountains. - What are we going to do?
Is this how I am going to die?
What are we going to do?
Goo Gyeong, Come back and tell me!
- Hey, Lift him here. - Yes.
Hey, Is he still conscious?
Hang on tight, hold just a little longer.
Today we camp here, prepared to pursue it.
But, Your Excellency.
I'm not going down the mountain until we capture him , Understand?
Yes, your excellency!
- Bring Chun Man-duk here before morning. - What?
We need him in order to quickly resolve this to avoid more casualties.
Whatever you do bring him here. Got it?
How should I do it?
The wound is fatal.
Grieving over your family?
Why are you complaining to me?
I understand.
You and I.
Suk, Father is coming.
Finally, he is forced into a corner.
- You two gather the troops. ;- Yes, Your Excellency.
Where are you hiding? For the glory of the Japanese empire you must be caught.
Over here.
- This place, he is not here. - Hey! Where are you going? Hey!
It's too difficult to continue climbing.
Climb quickly.
A little further up.
You came.
You're Late.
Shall we ..
End it now.
Brother.
Why you stop?
I told you we should end it.
Brother ..
Lets end it.
Brother ..
Missing?
Yes! Completely gone, disappear with the tiger.
How could something like this happen? Could he fly into the sky?
There is a legend of the tiger that turned into a god. So maybe that happened.
Nonsense.
Your excellency, how should we proceed ..
Can we still not capture Jirisan this winter?
By Spring of next year we will definitely be back. Dismissed.
Yes, your excellency.
Shit.
- Dismissed. - Yes!
Man Duk, sleep at my house tonight, Its warm!
Look at the beautiful bride!