Ode to My Father Page #5

I'm turning into an old maid!

How dare you shout at your

mother like that!

Your brother emptied his pockets

to buy this house!

You know our situation,

how can you carry on like that?

You did it for my younger brother

when he got married!

Didn't you even think of

your daughter's wedding?

Your older brother spent

barely a coin on his wedding!

The idiot wanted it that way!

Hey!

You little ingrate!

Don't you know who

sent you to university?

Your brother almost killed himself

mining coal in West Germany,

so that you two could study,

and we could buy this house!

When is she

ever going to grow up?

Look at the view here!

This is it.

It's originally an

imported goods store.

But you could turn it

into whatever you want.

Hey! What's going on here?

Uncle!

We just laid my aunt to rest.

She worked her whole life

maintaining that store!

How can you sell it

without consulting us?

I'm selling my store,

who do I have to consult?

It's not your store,

it's Auntie's!

Who are you to yell at me!

I don't have any money to live.

If I don't sell that store,

I'll starve.

What, cat got your tongue?

Leave, then!

I'll buy it!

What?

Kkotbun's Shop!

I can buy it out

from you, can't I?

Kkotbun's Shop

Certificate of Acceptance

No way.

Vietnam's at war.

I may not know much,

but I won't send you to a place

where so many men are dying!

Mom, those are

soldiers carrying guns.

For technicians like us,

it's completely safe.

I doubt that.

Duk-soo, do they pay you well?

Shut your mouth.

They pay in dollars, $850.

That's 400,000 won.

Wow, then my wedding

will be no problem!

I said, shut your mouth!

Anyway, there's no way!

If we're frugal,

we can save for her wedding.

Mom, just let me go.

It's not like I'm going alone.

Who else is going?

Dal-go said he's going too.

I... I did?

When?

No.

She's right.

You want to make me a widow?

Then we'd be

widow village here!

Whether you live or die,

you're staying here.

Why are you so negative?

Anyway, forget it.

Honey, I'm the eldest son.

And the head of the household!

That's right.

Either way, I have to

look after my family.

You've done enough!

Why do more?

Why is it always you

who sacrifices himself?

That's enough, stop.

And you think I don't know?

The wedding?

No, you're going to a war zone

because of that store!

You think I'm stupid?

Stop it, please!

Why do you

talk back so much?

You think I want to go there?

Huh?

It's my damned fate!

Why are you blaming me

for my fate?

What about your fate?

It's time for you to live

for yourself, not others.

It's your life,

why is there

no part of you in it?

I, standing before

the our noble ag,

dosolemnly pledge allegiance

to the Republic of Korea,

and its glory, liberty and justice.

- Are you even human?

- What now?

Summer 1974 Saigon, Vietnam

Bringing your pal to a war zone?

Hey, you brought me to Germany!

A coal mine and a war zone

are not the same!

What's the difference?

It's a job either way.

There's more to life than money.

There's more to life than women.

And where'd you get

that weird hairdo?

Oh, it's hot.

- Hey, Duk-soo!

- Yes?

Damn, that's heavy.

Sign this.

Sign?

Here.

Uh, sign okay.

Okay, okay. Sign, sign.

Oh, it's hot.

Dal-go, look.

Seen that before, huh?

Forget that.

Now we've been paid,

wanna get a drink?

- Where?

- There.

Are you an idiot?

That's for US soldiers.

We can't go in there.

Oh, ladies!

That's mine! Give it!

Damn little punks... hey!

Oh my. Don't cry.

Those kids hit you?

Here.

Korean?

Yeah, Korean.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, it's hot.

What?

Hi.

Dal-go!

No!

Youngja, how have you been?

I'm working comfortably here

with no troubles.

It's really great here.

As I said before,

since I'm not a soldier

I'm far away from the war,

it's almost like

I'm here on vacation.

Youngja, I've been thinking.

Isn't it a relief to know

That is was us,

and not our children,

who were born

into this difficult era

and lived through

all these hardship?

Just imagine...

If our Do-ju were caught up

in that cursed Korean War...

Or if our Ki-ju were clown in

those hellish German mines...

Here in Vietnam, our young men

have come to earn money.

I wish that none of all this

had ever happened.

Still, I'm thankful that

these troubles

have been suffered not by

our children, but by you and me.

Everyone pull back!

Saigon has already fallen

to the Vie! Cong.

It's dangerous to remain here.

Evacuate quickly!

Viet Cong!

Get down.

Over there!

It's nothing!

Snake!

Huh?

Snake!

What?

A snake, you idiot!

Dal-go, no!

Dal-go! Dal-go!

Dal-go! Don't kill us!

It's all right,

we're the Marines.

What the hell are you doing here?

- Don't kill us!

- Mister, we're the Marines.

This area's been occupied

by the Viet Cong.

The Americans all evacuated.

Follow us.

There are snakes here, snakes!

What are you doing,

we're in a hurry!

Driving me crazy...

By any chance,

are you Nam Jin?

Ah, my popularity

spreads to all corners...

Du k-soo!

Dal-go, we're saved!

On that grassy plain,

I'll build a pretty house

With the one I love...

We built this pier here.

Don't want the enemy

to use it, so we'll detonate it.

Blow it to smithereens.

It figures...

Don't have much time,

so hurry onto the boat.

Don't want to get blown up.

I'll build a pretty house

That song is great.

Is it new?

Yeah.

I'll release it when I go back.

Think it'll be a hit?

It's got something special.

By the way...

Can I have an autograph?

Three of them.

Come on.

This is the last box?

- Put in your luggage.

- Duk-soo, look.

What is this?

Hey- What's going on?

They want us to

take them on the boat.

No.

The Americans demanded

info about the Viet Cong.

Then the Viet Cong arrived,

and asked about the Americans,

Then they took away

all the young men.

All war is like that.

It was the same for us.

Hurry, let's go.

Hey! How can you

compare the two?

Is that how I taught you?

You...

The Viet Cong will kill us

for talking to you.

They say if you can't take them,

at least take the children.

We can't.

There's barely room for us.

Hey- Why aren't you helping?

Just hold on, I'm coming.

Come up.

There you go.

Come on up.

Come here!

It's okay.

Come here.

Brother!

Dao! Dao!

Brother!

Help!

Help my sister!

She fell in the water.

Duk-soo!

Where's he going?

Withdraw!

Withdraw!

Stay still.

Hurry!

Take the girl.

Duk-soo, quick!

Du k-soo!

You're okay.

Blow up the pier!

April 30, 1975

End of Vietnam War

Come one, come all!

Look, we have new goods

from Japan and the US!

Mister, take a look!

You just don't listen, do you?

What?

I told you, your goods can't

come over past that pillar.

Sorry.

Let's not be too harsh, okay?

Sure, but there are rules

to the market, you know.

You see anyone else

flouncing around like you?

It's obvious you've got

no husband around.

- Leave my husband out of this!

- Are you crazy?

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