Chihwaseon Strokes of Fire

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00:00:56 Drink!
00:02:08 Starring Choi Min-Sik
00:02:11 Ann Sung-Ki
00:02:14 Yoo Ho-Jung
00:02:16 Kim Yuh-Jin, Son Yeah-Jin
00:02:20 Director of Photography
00:02:51 Directed by lm Kwon Taek
00:03:12 Here it is, mounted.
00:03:18 What talent!
00:03:20 It emanates divine strength,
00:03:26 He seems to paint by the rules,
00:03:30 He follows and breaks them
00:03:34 One stroke is worth ten thousand.
00:03:39 What do rules have to do
00:03:44 Crazy yokel!
00:03:48 How can a bumpkin dauber claim
00:03:53 You'll waste your life believing
00:04:01 In 1882, the Chosun dynasty is ending.
00:04:05 The Koreans are rebelling against
00:04:11 The country is in decline. These were
00:04:21 We've been expecting you.
00:04:25 Mr. Kaiura is Japanese.
00:04:29 I brought him here because he longs
00:04:42 I admire you.
00:04:53 He hears you like good drink.
00:04:56 It's good.
00:05:03 Thank you for the wine.
00:05:06 But do you really want
00:05:09 by a vulgar Korean
00:05:12 Don't be so arrogant!
00:05:14 Many artists would die
00:05:19 Mr. Kaiura genuinely
00:05:45 He knows you're a commoner.
00:05:52 My poor friend!
00:06:01 Give me that!
00:06:04 You snotnose brat! Get up!
00:06:08 - You there! What are you doing?
00:06:10 - Do you want to die? Filthy brat!
00:06:26 He's the beggars' leader.
00:06:33 like a younger brother.
00:06:38 He got her pregnant.
00:06:41 I did the drawing to comfort her.
00:06:48 Father! Seung-ub is running away
00:06:55 Let him go. The rules of a noble
00:07:00 and he must have realized
00:07:11 Where are your rolls of paper?
00:07:13 All sold out.
00:07:17 We're out of stock.
00:07:20 If you want writing paper,
00:07:25 I'll come back.
00:07:35 Master!
00:07:39 Is it me you're calling?
00:07:41 Aren't you master Kim from Hyoja village?
00:07:47 Once, by Chungye River,
00:07:53 Seung-ub? Is it you?
00:07:56 What brings you to
00:08:00 - I moved out here last summer.
00:08:07 Are those your paintings
00:08:11 Yes. I found work with a rotten boss
00:08:29 Master, please accept my respects.
00:08:32 This boy is gifted.
00:08:37 He may grow up to become
00:08:43 Take him as your pupil.
00:08:46 Hold the brush as if
00:08:50 Hold it tight with all five fingers.
00:08:53 From fingers to brush, from brush
00:09:00 First, lay out the "bone structure".
00:09:03 Every stroke, structure.
00:09:08 Next, the shading.
00:09:11 Shading brings distance
00:09:57 Three years later.
00:10:01 Is that you, Seung-ub?
00:10:09 After barely a year he had a stroke.
00:10:14 I kept house and farmed for him.
00:10:21 I've come straight from his funeral.
00:10:28 He left me his flute.
00:10:30 We'll never be stirred
00:10:39 The flute was all he left you?
00:10:45 He said every painter has to know
00:10:50 he taught me the classics.
00:10:57 It's been so long.
00:10:59 I'd heard you were back from China.
00:11:03 Thanks to you, it all went well.
00:11:06 I bought this in China.
00:11:09 "The Book of the Measure of Qi".
00:11:11 The author is our own Hye-gang.
00:11:17 We spurn the thoughts
00:11:20 while he's admired abroad in China.
00:11:25 What does he say in this book?
00:11:29 He explains the mysteries
00:11:31 how it irrigates our five senses
00:11:42 That would be heresy here.
00:11:46 That will be our country's downfall.
00:11:49 Our ruling class must wake up to the
00:11:56 I'll share this precious gift
00:12:03 Introduce yourself.
00:12:09 His name is Jang Seung-ub.
00:12:14 Please take him as your servant.
00:12:17 Show him original artworks
00:12:36 What is it?
00:12:56 The Master's youngest sister.
00:13:00 Her frail health worries the family.
00:13:05 She's a good,
00:13:09 but she's always been ill
00:13:45 This precious art album comes
00:14:01 This was painted by Zhao Gan
00:14:04 He worked at Nanjing
00:14:10 This is by Ma He-zhi,
00:14:45 On your knees, idler!
00:14:51 Everybody works hard here.
00:14:54 Fancy yourself as a painter,
00:14:57 - All you want is a full belly.
00:15:09 It's so real, it could tear
00:15:24 You're hurt.
00:15:27 Your hand, too.
00:15:32 Such a precious hand...
00:15:58 Hail to the groom!
00:16:06 Hail to the bride!
00:16:57 Come here, my boy!
00:17:04 I've never shown anyone
00:17:10 How did you contrive to copy it?
00:17:13 I looked at it once... in secret.
00:17:20 I'm harbouring a thief in my home.
00:17:27 Compare the two.
00:17:32 He painted it after looking at it once.
00:17:35 Only the seal is missing.
00:17:41 But, even more amazing than
00:17:43 the copying look at that vivacity!
00:17:47 His gifts of observation
00:17:52 There are two birds in the original
00:17:58 It looks so lonely and dismal.
00:18:14 Not so long, damn it!
00:18:18 Don't you recognize me?
00:18:22 I heard you were working
00:18:26 and now you're
00:18:29 I've been drifting around
00:18:34 - Bring me some wine.
00:18:41 - Who are you?
00:18:47 They say you made a perfect copy
00:18:52 you'd seen only once.
00:18:58 I'm meeting a genius. Delighted.
00:19:04 My name is Oh Cheon-suk.
00:19:06 I'm buying. Bring him food.
00:19:11 These are copies of erotica.
00:19:20 That's what sells best these days.
00:19:23 Even famous artists like Danwon
00:19:27 After all, pornography
00:19:34 I'll wait until I'm famous, then.
00:19:37 Nonsense! Chinese imitations
00:19:41 If you paint what doesn't sell,
00:19:47 So why look at them?
00:19:54 - Choon-sim, come in.
00:20:03 His talent is in your hands.
00:20:09 Why are you trembling?
00:20:12 It seems like your first time.
00:20:42 Mister, this isn't me.
00:21:24 I hear that copies of my collection
00:21:32 You should be studying till your fingers
00:21:54 This is the Footbridge Art School.
00:21:57 Painters and scholars study here,
00:22:08 Master Hyesan,
00:22:12 He hasn't studied long but
00:22:19 So you're the one who copied
00:22:31 Let's go in.
00:22:32 Welcome. Please go upstairs.
00:22:35 A bankrupt merchant opened this tavern.
00:22:41 This is Mongam.
00:22:46 And this young man is Doncho.
00:22:50 My name is Songhyun.
00:22:58 You know Su Tung-po,
00:23:02 He argues that depicting nature
00:23:08 Painting must reflect
00:23:13 It's rough for daubers like us!
00:23:16 Paint the thoughts behind the shape...
00:23:19 Go beyond the form
00:23:25 It's our Master's motto:
00:23:31 As his pupil,
00:23:39 Depth and shadow
00:23:43 Is that a mouse or a rabbit?
00:23:46 Object and painting must be as one.
00:23:51 Don't push the brush. Pull it!
00:23:56 "Homecoming."
00:23:59 Painting is about more than appearance.
00:24:09 See the difference?
00:24:12 You painted a scholar
00:24:21 Here, what feeling do you get from
00:24:28 His employer asked him for a bribe.
00:24:36 he'd only just found. Tao Yuan-ming's
00:24:41 Can't you see him yearning
00:24:46 Imagination must breathe fire
00:24:51 More important than the strokes
00:24:57 The mind's discipline alone
00:25:11 Master, I've finished "Homecoming".
00:25:15 How dare you claim it's finished?
00:25:19 A painting is never finished.
00:25:27 I want you to paint this fan.
00:25:29 It's a gift for a Chinese dignitary.
00:25:32 I asked Master Hyesan to paint it,
00:25:36 He did? He really recommended me?
00:25:43 Let us be merry
00:25:51 When we are old
00:26:08 Seung-ub, this party's for you.
00:26:12 Come closer.
00:26:14 Sit here.
00:26:25 Thanks to your painting,
00:26:31 A gift from the Chinese dignitary
00:26:36 It's a special stone for a seal.
00:26:38 Here's a new girl.
00:26:51 My name's Mae-hyang.
00:26:54 Our Seung-ub plays
00:26:58 They'll make a perfect duet.
00:28:02 "The plum blossom
00:28:12 They say it keeps its scent to itself.
00:28:25 In 1866, Regent Daewon orders
00:28:28 Nine French missionaries
00:28:51 Are you looking for someone, too?
00:28:54 Yes. I know a kisaeng,
00:29:00 You used to say
00:29:04 You wanted to abolish
00:29:09 but you're leaving,
00:29:32 Very cute!
00:29:35 You've beautifully captured
00:29:38 of this idle dog
00:29:43 Seung-ub.
00:29:45 Master Lee wants you urgently.
00:29:54 So-woon has returned.
00:29:57 She has no hope of recovery.
00:29:59 She came back to avoid
00:30:03 I sent for you because she longs
00:30:07 Think of it as her last wish.
00:30:29 Seung-ub is here.
00:30:43 What shall I paint for you?
00:30:48 Whatever inspires you.
00:31:14 Here it is.
00:31:52 This is a farewell.
00:32:10 This is a farewell.
00:32:29 Farewell to my love.
00:33:00 If you must leave
00:33:37 Three famous painters
00:33:41 You could be the third won
00:33:47 Choose a forename.
00:33:56 Oh, meaning "l".
00:33:58 "I too am a Won."
00:34:03 but you must see the works that
00:34:09 The master of this house
00:34:13 but I'm a relative.
00:34:18 He's fond of pine mushrooms.
00:34:23 What can I get you?
00:34:27 He's in the main wing.
00:34:29 - Wait for me here.
00:34:50 You, get out!
00:34:52 Watch where you put
00:34:56 - Beat it!
00:34:59 This uncouth dauber
00:35:04 The famous "Winter Pine Tree"
00:35:08 No trace of affectation.
00:35:14 A masterpiece which reflects
00:35:17 "Come the chill of winter,
00:35:21 "The more chaotic the world,
00:35:25 The teachings of Confucius.
00:35:28 How can an unschooled painter create
00:35:34 Painting is the expression
00:35:43 A new day dawns but the world
00:35:47 Chusa has reached a higher level
00:35:50 but, steeped in Chinese culture,
00:35:55 He studied with a Chinese master.
00:36:00 He adopted the style
00:36:05 Create your own style with
00:36:16 Are you still angry?
00:36:20 Let's go for a drink.
00:36:31 Good evening.
00:36:39 Go to the bedroom.
00:36:42 Bring me some drink.
00:36:50 Go to bed.
00:36:52 Bring me some drink.
00:36:58 You, come here.
00:37:01 Get me some drink.
00:37:03 You're already drunk.
00:37:08 Son of a dog! Guttersnipe!
00:37:11 I saved your life and you disobey me?
00:37:16 Move! Son of a dog!
00:37:31 The fragrance of letters? The harmony
00:37:38 If that's what they want.
00:37:40 Screw them! If it doesn't have words,
00:37:47 Real painting speaks by itself.
00:37:53 Only daubers
00:37:58 trying to fool people with
00:38:08 No more drink.
00:38:21 Get up! Get some more drink!
00:38:51 Light the candle.
00:40:10 You! Get up!
00:40:15 Let's go out for some beef soup.
00:40:20 The layabout's still asleep?
00:40:27 What?
00:40:31 What's that?
00:40:40 Wake up.
00:40:44 I said wake up!
00:40:47 Was somebody here last night?
00:40:49 How should I know?
00:40:55 Was somebody here?
00:41:01 Was it Pyeong-san?
00:41:06 Pyeong-san?
00:41:07 The dauber you used to live with!
00:41:14 What about Pyeong-san?
00:41:21 I must have painted
00:41:42 You're a bastard. I lived with
00:41:46 What's wrong if a kisaeng
00:41:49 I don't live with you just for sex.
00:41:53 I like you for your innocence.
00:41:57 But I'm crazy!
00:41:59 Crazy to rent this house
00:42:03 You stinker! What have you ever
00:42:07 All you do is drink
00:42:11 You paint a fish on the wall
00:42:14 Do you care how we get food?
00:42:19 Don't expect me to cry when you leave!
00:42:24 All right, leave! I'm not afraid.
00:42:37 Why are you following me?
00:42:53 Mongrel!
00:42:55 Does learning to paint
00:43:37 Go to hell!
00:43:41 Elsewhere, one painting buys lunch,
00:43:44 The aristocrats here
00:43:48 They must have good taste!
00:43:51 At a glance,
00:43:56 They say it's muddy.
00:44:01 This kind of painting is for plebs.
00:44:11 This one would sell.
00:44:15 Don't! It's good!
00:44:18 Dirty brat! Go to hell!
00:44:22 Dirty brat!
00:44:59 Master! Master!
00:45:06 Let's run!
00:45:10 Wretched thief!
00:45:12 Who told you to steal?
00:45:14 Did you learn it
00:45:17 Bad habits like that
00:45:36 - Here.
00:45:39 I'll eat the head and neck.
00:45:43 Eat it, mongrel.
00:46:05 When did we last eat meat?
00:46:21 Master!
00:46:25 We must part here.
00:46:28 Part? Why?
00:46:34 It's too hard.
00:46:38 You're an orphan.
00:46:41 Where will you go?
00:46:43 I have a distant uncle in my village.
00:46:50 Go, then!
00:47:19 That chest costs
00:47:22 A famous craftsman
00:48:25 Come out!
00:48:29 I said come out, you bitch!
00:48:53 Drink.
00:48:57 Drink, you slut!
00:49:12 Who was it?
00:49:18 Pyeong-san.
00:49:22 He told me to stop waiting for you
00:49:26 I'm a young woman.
00:49:31 while every passing girl, you...
00:49:33 Whore!
00:49:37 Why Pyeong-san, bitch?
00:49:43 I'm through with you.
00:49:49 Let go of me, bitch!
00:49:52 I know it's my fault.
00:49:57 but you can't just walk out!
00:49:59 It's over!
00:50:04 Do a painting for me, at least.
00:50:07 All right, I will.
00:50:10 What will you paint?
00:50:12 A Bird and Flower picture
00:50:17 Bird and Flower?
00:50:20 If we split up, I want something
00:50:27 What kind of picture
00:52:06 Such a beautiful painting
00:52:11 For a kisaeng,
00:52:14 She must have suffered,
00:52:18 If she was so faithful,
00:52:22 It's magnificent.
00:52:24 His greatest work yet.
00:52:28 What's this screen
00:52:31 I'd like to see it, at least.
00:52:34 The screen isn't all. There's the
00:52:39 and the one that Hwang
00:52:43 If it's by him, it can't be bad.
00:52:47 He copied Guo Xi's trees,
00:52:49 Huang Gong-wang's rocks
00:52:54 There's no harm in borrowing
00:52:59 Capturing the essence of classics
00:53:05 Does alcohol make you envious?
00:53:07 Master Hyesan sent for you.
00:53:19 Master Hyesan, here,
00:53:22 and his majesty's portrait
00:53:27 Dongchun.
00:53:30 Unhnong.
00:53:34 Ohwon, alias Jang Seung-ub.
00:53:37 I've heard of you.
00:54:27 To celebrate
00:54:32 our chosen theme shall be
00:54:37 "Pine and Crane" it is.
00:54:39 No, a "Gakwan Jinjak".
00:54:41 I want Ohwon to begin it.
00:54:44 The Governor requests
00:54:48 - Ohwon.
00:54:50 You go first.
00:54:53 How dare I go
00:54:59 It's the Governor's order.
00:55:43 Father, what's a "Gakwan Jinjak"?
00:55:46 It means "Next to the Crown",
00:55:50 a wish for the highest rank,
00:56:07 Master Hyesan's turn is next.
00:56:16 A painting is made of arteries.
00:56:18 You took the heart.
00:56:44 The peony signifies
00:56:50 The peach, celestial fruit,
00:56:55 The crab shell signifies
00:56:59 The crab knows the art of retreat.
00:57:36 Is the Master in?
00:57:39 Isn't he well?
00:57:44 - Are you all right?
00:57:47 How dare you soil this threshold?
00:57:51 Master Hyesan has resigned
00:57:54 Even on the Governor's order,
00:57:59 You dared to paint
00:58:03 People who don't respect rank
00:58:06 You betrayed your fellows' trust.
00:58:09 You disgraced your Master.
00:58:19 He refuses to see you.
00:58:28 Get up.
00:58:33 This merely proves that your talent
00:58:41 The blue extracted from indigo is
00:58:49 But without the indigo, there
00:58:55 You must set the example for future
00:59:06 Mae-hyang,
00:59:23 After you disappeared, I searched
00:59:30 I made this long journey
00:59:33 It was dangerous to stay in Seoul.
00:59:41 Will you soon go back to Seoul?
00:59:44 I have many orders for paintings.
00:59:57 Do you have a lover?
01:00:07 This place is notorious for
00:00:23 Giving solace through painting and
00:00:31 Why don't we live together?
00:00:34 We have nothing to lose.
00:00:37 If I'm caught, they'll kill me
00:00:43 Are you at risk here?
00:00:47 An official seems to suspect me.
00:00:51 It's time I went away.
00:00:59 The composition...
00:01:04 The harmony of colours
00:01:08 The likeness of the rendering...
00:01:15 Nonetheless, it's time
00:01:20 infused with your spirit and soul.
00:01:25 I know. I want to change.
00:01:28 I really want to change!
00:01:33 I often wake up at night,
00:01:40 It churns my blood.
00:01:47 So often, having to paint to order,
00:01:50 - I feel...
00:01:54 and run away whenever you don't
00:02:00 How can you make
00:02:04 A picture that's painted for profit and
00:02:30 - Filthy dog!
00:02:34 He only asked why
00:02:37 Leave me alone! Filthy shrew!
00:02:46 What are you idiots staring at?
00:03:09 You wretched fools!
00:03:13 Jang Seung-ub!
00:03:17 I'd climb roofs too
00:03:37 You came back!
00:03:39 Give me some wine
00:03:43 The money you advanced
00:03:48 Stingy bitch! Why talk about money?
00:03:52 - This isn't a charity!
00:04:03 So why are you here?
00:04:09 Stay with me.
00:04:13 I'll stay for the winter
00:04:17 Sir, I know you'll be angry but...
00:04:21 I'd like a painting of yours.
00:04:25 I'll treasure it and think of you.
00:04:30 Since I gave up painting,
00:04:34 Why?
00:04:40 I want to change.
00:04:42 Whatever the genre, your brush
00:04:48 Why do you want to change?
00:04:50 People find in my pictures
00:04:55 I must get away from that.
00:04:58 If I don't, I'll always be
00:05:57 - "No more paper on credit," he says.
00:06:01 Have some stewed pumpkin.
00:06:03 That man Cho is such a bandit!
00:06:47 "Hawk in full vigour."
00:06:49 His brush never wavers.
00:06:55 He has renewed himself.
00:06:58 With such a painting, he could
00:07:29 You never signed your work before.
00:07:38 If a boy like you shows this around
00:07:40 who will ever believe I painted it?
00:07:44 Take it.
00:07:48 Take it, I said!
00:08:14 Somewhere in Choungchung Province,
00:08:18 a young man had
00:08:20 The hawk's eye was so lifelike,
00:08:26 but he said he wouldn't sell it
00:08:32 Could you paint that hawk for me?
00:08:56 Where did you meet this young man?
00:08:59 He had a small stand selling paper
00:09:08 "Hawk in full vigour..."
00:09:11 If it's the one
00:09:16 In those days my brush was guided,
00:09:25 The Master is here.
00:09:33 Come here and look.
00:09:38 That black stone.
00:09:44 A humble stone must be alive
00:09:49 If a stone is alive, it's dynamic.
00:09:56 You can't paint a dead stone.
00:10:04 Pan-soi. Come and look.
00:10:10 Look at it. The rare Mookchong stone,
00:10:17 As plump as one of our mountains.
00:10:22 That stone was a gift to you.
00:10:26 Gifts are piling up,
00:10:30 You've done nothing for a month.
00:10:36 Come here.
00:10:39 You're only a kid.
00:10:42 How can I paint
00:10:44 Ohwon, are you there?
00:10:51 You remember that scholar
00:10:56 - wanted a Flower and Bird picture?
00:11:00 Now he says he doesn't want
00:11:08 Who is this chap?
00:11:14 Would it be Gwak Sung-min?
00:11:19 Am I right?
00:11:22 I've come to see Gwak Sung-min.
00:11:28 A man like you an aristocrat and scholar!
00:11:31 How can you be such a coward?
00:11:33 If you want something, ask me!
00:11:35 Don't make me paint it
00:11:41 I used this ruse in order to meet you.
00:11:47 Come in, please.
00:11:49 Hey, Ohwon. When it comes to
00:11:54 but your masterful brushwork
00:11:57 I'm no match for you
00:12:02 Listen, Ohwon.
00:12:06 In your Banana Leaf painting with
00:12:12 of the leaf and
00:12:16 How do you work?
00:12:20 Idiot! One little binge
00:12:25 If you want to paint,
00:12:31 Get in there! Idiot!
00:12:37 Get in there! Hurry up!
00:12:58 - Pan-soi!
00:13:00 Where's my Double Horse painting?
00:13:02 At the gallery.
00:13:05 Already?
00:13:10 You didn't tell me.
00:13:20 Where's my Double Horse?
00:13:22 It's been mounted. Over there.
00:13:33 Chinese soldiers are weaklings.
00:13:38 Are you there?
00:13:40 I'm asking it back to rework it.
00:13:43 You can't.
00:13:47 I promised him
00:14:02 What a temper!
00:14:07 It wasn't bad.
00:14:11 The best quality,
00:14:17 It's a beautiful colour.
00:14:24 For the same price,
00:14:29 I'll come back later.
00:14:31 Don't go away!
00:14:35 Aren't they pretty!
00:14:38 They're the new kisaengs
00:14:52 Make way! Make way!
00:14:56 Make way for
00:14:59 You! What impudence!
00:15:03 How dare you remain standing?
00:15:08 Who is it?
00:15:12 The famous painter,
00:15:16 Famed for your meagre talent,
00:15:27 Master, this one-year-old
00:15:32 is a very good cure
00:15:36 - Drink it yourself!
00:15:42 Look after yourself.
00:15:45 - Everything went well.
00:15:49 How?
00:15:51 You can accomplish
00:15:54 The lounge mistress wants you to paint
00:16:02 It's a good month's work.
00:16:06 Everyone congratulates me on this
00:16:28 Delighted to meet you.
00:16:33 They say you drink a lot.
00:16:44 Hyang-lan...
00:16:54 My family name is Cho. My given
00:17:01 Hyo-in, I once knew a woman
00:17:05 Her family name was Lee.
00:17:08 How old are you?
00:17:13 Eighteen.
00:17:16 Eighteen. Eighteen.
00:17:19 What do your parents do?
00:17:23 They're ordinary peasants
00:17:32 And you, what brought you here?
00:17:37 Don't ask unnecessary questions.
00:17:42 I've had a long, tiresome night.
00:18:01 Ohwon! There you are.
00:18:05 This is Ohwon Jang Seung-ub,
00:18:11 This is Kim Ok-kyun,
00:18:20 My hectic life leaves me no leisure
00:18:25 When order is restored,
00:18:32 Let's go.
00:18:42 You gave away a screen which took you
00:18:47 you didn't even get to touch her hand?
00:18:54 Now the screen's been sold
00:18:58 No one else will ever even see it.
00:19:18 A maranta stalk for a brush
00:19:22 How eccentric!
00:19:25 What rule says
00:19:28 I've been unable to paint,
00:19:31 You're at the peak of your powers.
00:19:36 I'm keeping this painting.
00:19:39 You're keeping what?
00:19:41 Give it back!
00:20:04 Master! Master!
00:20:09 Master!
00:20:15 Did you really want to die?
00:20:19 They said you refused
00:20:25 Seoul, 1882
00:20:38 You won't take long to recover.
00:20:42 I'll soon be well.
00:20:57 So we meet again.
00:21:00 Lately, you've become
00:21:05 Your paintings have become
00:21:09 It's even said that the gauge of nobility
00:21:16 Congratulations.
00:21:23 I didn't know of your illness
00:21:29 Come indoors.
00:21:32 Welcome.
00:21:34 Some medicinal herbs.
00:21:39 They say there is nothing
00:21:46 Portraits, still lifes,
00:21:51 Blinded by popularity,
00:22:01 An old sage once said
00:22:05 I want to make progress every day.
00:22:08 I won't be entangled
00:22:13 It's good that you're aware of it.
00:22:18 In our era,
00:22:22 whereas your landscapes
00:22:28 an exaggerated version
00:22:32 Rudimentary echoes
00:22:37 Cannot you paint life on this earth
00:22:45 The people have nothing
00:22:50 If I can bring them comfort
00:22:54 I will have been faithful
00:23:00 A painting is just a painting.
00:23:03 It doesn't feature
00:23:17 Don't go out in this downpour!
00:23:20 - Wait till it stops.
00:24:20 Some pine nut porridge.
00:24:25 Looking at that painting
00:24:30 Is it that I'm getting old?
00:24:34 When you have time,
00:24:40 Why not paint the roof yellow?
00:24:45 Is anybody in?
00:24:48 I've come for Master Ohwon.
00:24:51 A royal messenger is here. You are
00:25:04 The Office.
00:25:26 The sixth rank entitles you
00:25:30 It's a temporary rank for you,
00:25:32 but no painter from outside
00:25:58 How much longer
00:26:11 This is rice juice.
00:26:14 Without a drink and a woman,
00:26:18 Come, now. Don't forget that the King
00:26:40 Listen, Ohwon!
00:26:44 I'll rake those leaves.
00:26:50 Come on, Ohwon! General Yuan
00:26:55 What are you waiting for
00:26:58 Who's General Yuan Shi-kai?
00:27:00 Don't you know
00:27:04 He can hit a bird in flight
00:27:08 He is second-in-command
00:27:17 I should paint for
00:27:21 Where are you going?
00:27:22 I've run out of paint.
00:27:25 You're not allowed out. We have
00:27:30 You arrogant rogue!
00:27:36 If I deliver late,
00:27:47 Let go of me!
00:27:51 Who's this I see? It's you!
00:27:56 I hear you've become a great painter
00:28:02 I never thought
00:28:06 - It's been twenty years.
00:28:09 You don't look a day older.
00:28:12 Don't you recognize her? She's our little
00:28:22 Soon after her wedding, fate decreed
00:28:29 She came back home
00:28:34 Hey, Seung-ub!
00:28:38 I'm so glad to see you. Do you
00:28:43 How could I ever forget?
00:28:45 Erotic picture books
00:28:49 They'll fetch high prices
00:28:53 Have a look.
00:28:59 They're saucy!
00:29:05 We've been combing Seoul
00:29:08 Where have you been hiding?
00:29:12 Come with us. King's orders.
00:29:18 Let go of me, halfwits!
00:29:38 Excuse me!
00:29:42 What's going on outside?
00:29:44 The King is moving his residence
00:29:47 Why?
00:29:49 With the aid of the Japanese army,
00:29:51 the Reformists have seized power
00:29:57 The world has gone awry.
00:30:00 Care to see what I'm working on?
00:30:04 Yes, sir.
00:30:13 Come on in.
00:30:15 Yes, sir
00:30:40 Let go of me, halfwits!
00:30:47 Let go of me, halfwits!
00:30:49 1884. The Reformist Revolution.
00:30:51 The Reform Party attempts a coup
00:30:52 The coup is foiled
00:31:12 It's five days since
00:31:17 Everyone's been worried about you.
00:31:20 The world has changed a lot.
00:31:22 The Reformist Revolution has been
00:31:28 Hong and Park have been killed.
00:31:31 The other leaders seem
00:31:39 What became of
00:31:42 Apparently he's hiding in some remote
00:32:07 No Entry. House of Kim Byeong-moon,
00:33:20 It's a precious piece,
00:33:24 What do you think of it, father?
00:33:26 I can almost hear the wind
00:33:30 - Ohwon!
00:33:33 I have seven sons.
00:33:36 Paint me seven cranes
00:33:41 Imagine the pine tree surrounded...
00:33:44 by hills and rivers and
00:34:00 I was given this painting
00:34:03 Some say it's a forgery.
00:34:10 Most paintings attributed to
00:34:20 When I see your work, I can tell whether
00:34:25 and if you were standing or sitting.
00:34:32 That painting we saw was one of yours.
00:34:40 I gave it to a friend
00:34:43 but he used it as a bribe.
00:34:47 Let me see...
00:34:54 This is the kisaeng
00:34:58 My name is Ae-wol.
00:35:00 Mae-hyang left three years ago.
00:35:05 Did she say where she went?
00:35:06 I don't know.
00:35:08 It was dawn
00:35:12 Some soldiers came.
00:35:16 Three months later, one night
00:35:20 took a quilted coat
00:35:24 The coat, which she'd
00:35:28 and stitched with devotion,
00:35:37 All these fields don't feed
00:35:40 only the corrupt officials.
00:35:58 It's a dream! It's a dream!
00:36:09 You and I walk into the dream
00:36:19 Waking from a dream makes me
00:36:29 Life was born from dreams,
00:36:40 All in vain, the waking of dream.
00:37:24 Sorry to spoil your enjoyment.
00:37:32 Ohwon!
00:37:38 I was able to see your painting "Reeds
00:37:45 That flock of geese
00:37:51 if I could see it again,
00:37:57 Thank you for the compliment but I
00:38:03 How could I paint them again?
00:38:06 To an artist, repetition is death.
00:38:13 Why all this foolish talk?
00:38:17 If you snubbed him because he's
00:38:22 you're in for a surprise.
00:38:24 He's very powerful.
00:38:36 Those sparrows chased by a hawk
00:38:39 They remind me of
00:38:44 But I also feel moved when
00:38:48 like the people when
00:38:56 What kind of man
00:39:00 With the King's support
00:39:04 he can indulge all his appetites.
00:39:13 You cheeky girl!
00:39:15 How can a kisaeng like you
00:39:20 Keeping company with the hero
00:39:24 and escaped from the palace
00:39:43 You're a plucky woman!
00:39:56 Fine furrowed field,
00:39:59 will you receive my seed?
00:40:03 I'm ready. I'll bear your child.
00:40:07 I'll make him a painter
00:40:11 and wipe out the rancour
00:40:17 Thank you.
00:40:23 Get harder.
00:40:26 Gather your energy.
00:40:36 Harder.
00:40:39 Harder...
00:40:57 That's good...
00:41:42 Out you come.
00:41:54 Let him get dressed.
00:41:57 Where is the Governor
00:42:00 I don't know.
00:42:04 Mongrel dog!
00:42:06 The lapdog doesn't know where
00:42:10 Beat it out of him!
00:42:14 Here's another.
00:42:19 Please don't kill him! He's the
00:42:24 He came from Seoul just to paint.
00:42:28 If it's Ohwon Jang Seung-ub,
00:42:32 We can't lose a man
00:42:46 You're just a parasite, feeding on
00:42:50 A grubby little money-grabber.
00:42:54 Piece of shit!
00:43:02 Master.
00:43:08 I've decided to stay here.
00:43:10 Becoming a painter like you always
00:43:17 I served you because
00:43:21 but seeing those people,
00:43:26 If I can help to change the world,
00:44:03 Where will you go, Master?
00:44:07 Life is a drifting cloud.
00:44:14 Protecting the homeland
00:44:20 Eliminating the violence
00:44:25 1894. The Peasants' Revolt.
00:44:27 The tyranny of the governor
00:44:30 the sweeping uprise of
00:45:04 Master! Master!
00:45:21 What are you doing here?
00:45:23 I never thought I'd see you
00:45:43 The folk here are honest
00:45:47 I live quietly,
00:45:55 You should come back to Seoul.
00:46:00 With Japan in power, the Reformists
00:46:06 I like this place.
00:46:09 Reform was a useless dream.
00:46:14 We should have relied on ourselves.
00:46:17 If the revolution had won
00:46:22 what future would
00:46:28 Rumour has it the rebellious peasants
00:46:38 Protecting the homeland and the people...
00:46:44 When downtrodden,
00:46:48 but one must pick the right moment.
00:46:52 They gave foreigners an excuse
00:46:58 We should have built up
00:47:06 I happened upon
00:47:12 In it, I finally felt
00:47:20 It's a masterpiece.
00:48:15 Who the hell are you? The rebel leader
00:48:20 Night is falling
00:48:25 Your painting is the last flicker
00:49:13 Catholics being less persecuted,
00:49:20 Since I'm only a kisaeng, I drifted
00:49:27 The Governor of Jeju island liked me
00:49:32 He died soon after.
00:49:45 I have no worries about money.
00:49:55 As I was sure you'd
00:49:59 I made this quilted coat with love.
00:50:08 At last it has found its lord.
00:50:24 Do you recognize this?
00:50:29 You painted it for me
00:50:37 If I asked you for another one,
00:50:48 That jar over there. Where did you
00:50:55 The modest hand that made it
00:51:03 It looks almost unfinished,
00:51:11 Your bath is ready.
00:52:04 I'm a wandering painter.
00:52:10 With the competition from Japanese
00:52:15 As long as I can eat,
00:52:17 Pots don't sell any better
00:53:06 I messed it.
00:53:12 How the hell can he paint
00:53:15 Don't be rude!
00:53:47 May the gods grant us
00:54:27 Please forgive my ignorance.
00:54:33 You're no ordinary painter.
00:54:44 Speaking for yourself,
00:54:50 Painters like you want
00:54:54 so that the piece will have life.
00:54:58 The glazers want their glaze
00:55:03 The owner of the kiln
00:55:08 But the decision is not ours.
00:55:31 Are you staying up?
00:56:36 Ohwon vanished without trace in 1897.
00:56:38 According to legend,
00:56:42 and became an immortal hermit.
00:00:03 Give it back!
00:00:26 Master! Master!
00:00:31 Master!
00:00:36 Did you reaIIy want to die?
00:00:40 They said you refused
00:00:46 SeouI, 1882
00:01:00 You won't take Iong to recover.
00:01:04 I'II soon be weII.
00:01:19 So we meet again.
00:01:21 LateIy, you've become
00:01:27 Your paintings have become
00:01:30 It's even said that the gauge of nobiIity
00:01:38 CongratuIations.
00:01:45 I didn't know of your iIIness
00:01:51 Come indoors.
00:01:54 WeIcome.
00:01:56 Some medicinaI herbs.
00:02:00 They say there is nothing
00:02:08 Portraits, stiII Iifes,
00:02:13 BIinded by popuIarity,
00:02:23 An oId sage once said
00:02:27 I want to make progress every day.
00:02:30 I won't be entangIed
00:02:34 It's good that you're aware of it.
00:02:39 In our era,
00:02:44 whereas your Iandscapes
00:02:50 an exaggerated version
00:02:53 Rudimentary echoes
00:02:59 Cannot you paint Iife on this earth
00:03:07 The peopIe have nothing
00:03:11 If I can bring them comfort
00:03:16 I wiII have been faithfuI
00:03:22 A painting is just a painting.
00:03:25 It doesn't feature
00:03:38 Don't go out in this downpour!
00:03:41 - Wait tiII it stops.
00:04:42 Some pine nut porridge.
00:04:47 Looking at that painting
00:04:52 Is it that I'm getting oId?
00:04:56 When you have time,
00:05:02 Why not paint the roof yeIIow?
00:05:07 Is anybody in?
00:05:10 I've come for Master Ohwon.
00:05:13 A royaI messenger is here. You are
00:05:25 The Office.
00:05:48 The sixth rank entitIes you
00:05:52 It's a temporary rank for you,
00:05:54 but no painter from outside
00:06:20 How much Ionger
00:06:33 This is rice juice.
00:06:36 Without a drink and a woman,
00:06:40 Come, now. Don't forget that the King
00:07:02 Listen, Ohwon!
00:07:05 I'II rake those Ieaves.
00:07:12 Come on, Ohwon! GeneraI Yuan
00:07:17 What are you waiting for
00:07:20 Who's GeneraI Yuan Shi-kai?
00:07:22 Don't you know
00:07:26 He can hit a bird in fIight
00:07:30 He is second-in-command
00:07:39 I shouId paint for
00:07:43 Where are you going?
00:07:44 I've run out of paint.
00:07:47 You're not aIIowed out. We have
00:07:52 You arrogant rogue!
00:07:58 If I deIiver Iate,
00:08:09 Let go of me!
00:08:13 Who's this I see? It's you!
00:08:18 I hear you've become a great painter
00:08:24 I never thought
00:08:27 - It's been twü,enty years.
00:08:31 You don't Iook a day oIder.
00:08:34 Don't you recognize her? She's our IittIe
00:08:44 Soon after her wedding, fate decreed
00:08:51 She came back home
00:08:56 Hey, Seung-ub!
00:09:00 I'm so gIad to see you. Do you
00:09:04 How couId I ever forget?
00:09:07 Erotic picture books
00:09:11 They'II fetch high prices
00:09:15 Have a Iook.
00:09:21 They're saucy!
00:09:27 We've been combing SeouI
00:09:30 Where have you been hiding?
00:09:34 Come with us. King's orders.
00:09:39 Let go of me, haIfwits!
00:10:00 Excuse me!
00:10:04 What's going on outside?
00:10:06 The King is moving his residence
00:10:09 Why?
00:10:10 With the aid of the Japanese army,
00:10:13 the Reformists have seized power
00:10:19 The worId has gone awry.
00:10:22 Care to see what I'm working on?
00:10:26 Yes, sir.
00:10:35 Come on in.
00:10:37 Yes, sir
00:11:02 Let go of me, haIfwits!
00:11:08 Let go of me, haIfwits!
00:11:11 1884. The Reformist RevoIution.
00:11:12 The Reform Party attempts a coup
00:11:14 The coup is foiIed
00:11:34 It's five days since
00:11:38 Everyone's been worried about you.
00:11:42 The worId has changed a Iot.
00:11:44 The Reformist RevoIution has been
00:11:50 Hong and Park have been kiIIed.
00:11:52 The other Ieaders seem
00:12:01 What became of
00:12:04 ApparentIy he's hiding in some remote
00:12:29 No Entry. House of Kim Byeong-moon,
00:13:42 It's a precious piece,
00:13:45 What do you think of it, father?
00:13:48 I can aImost hear the wind
00:13:52 - Ohwon!
00:13:55 I have seven sons.
00:13:58 Paint me seven cranes
00:14:03 Imagine the pine tree surrounded...
00:14:06 by hiIIs and rivers and
00:14:22 I was given this painting
00:14:25 Some say it's a forgery.
00:14:32 Most paintings attributed to
00:14:42 When I see your work, I can teII whether
00:14:47 and if you were standing or sitting.
00:14:54 That painting we saw was one of yours.
00:15:01 I gave it to a friend
00:15:05 but he used it as a bribe.
00:15:09 Let me see...
00:15:15 This is the kisaeng
00:15:20 My name is Ae-woI.
00:15:22 Mae-hyang Ieft three years ago.
00:15:26 Did she say where she went?
00:15:28 I don't know.
00:15:30 It was dawn
00:15:34 Some soIdiers came.
00:15:37 Three months Iater, one night
00:15:42 took a quiIted coat
00:15:46 The coat, which she'd
00:15:50 and stitched with devotion,
00:15:59 AII these fieIds don't feed
00:16:02 onIy the corrupt officiaIs.
00:16:20 It's a dream! It's a dream!
00:16:31 You and I waIk into the dream
00:16:41 Waking from a dream makes me
00:16:51 Life was born from dreams,
00:17:01 AII in vain, the waking of dream.
00:17:46 Sorry to spoiI your enjoyment.
00:17:54 Ohwon!
00:18:00 I was abIe to see your painting ''Reeds
00:18:07 That fIock of geese
00:18:12 if I couId see it again,
00:18:18 Thank you for the compIiment but I
00:18:25 How couId I paint them again?
00:18:28 To an artist, repetition is death.
00:18:35 Why aII this fooIish taIk?
00:18:39 If you snubbed him because he's
00:18:43 you're in for a surprise.
00:18:46 He's very powerfuI.
00:18:58 Those sparrows chased by a hawk
00:19:01 They remind me of
00:19:06 But I aIso feeI moved when
00:19:09 Iike the peopIe when
00:19:17 What kind of man
00:19:21 With the King's support
00:19:25 he can induIge aII his appetites.
00:19:34 You cheeky girI!
00:19:37 How can a kisaeng Iike you
00:19:42 Keeping company with the hero
00:19:46 and escaped from the paIace
00:20:05 You're a pIucky woman!
00:20:18 Fine furrowed fieId,
00:20:21 wiII you receive my seed?
00:20:24 I'm ready. I'II bear your chiId.
00:20:29 I'II make him a painter
00:20:33 and wipe out the rancour
00:20:39 Thank you.
00:20:44 Get harder.
00:20:48 Gather your energy.
00:20:58 Harder.
00:21:01 Harder...
00:21:19 That's good...
00:22:04 Out you come.
00:22:16 Let him get dressed.
00:22:18 Where is the Governor
00:22:22 I don't know.
00:22:26 MongreI dog!
00:22:27 The Iapdog doesn't know where
00:22:32 Beat it out of him!
00:22:36 Here's another.
00:22:41 PIease don't kiII him! He's the
00:22:46 He came from SeouI just to paint.
00:22:50 If it's Ohwon Jang Seung-ub,
00:22:54 We can't Iose a man
00:23:07 You're just a parasite, feeding on
00:23:12 A grubby IittIe money-grabber.
00:23:15 Piece of shit!
00:23:24 Master.
00:23:29 I've decided to stay here.
00:23:32 Becoming a painter Iike you aIways
00:23:39 I served you because
00:23:43 but seeing those peopIe,
00:23:48 If I can heIp to change the worId,
00:24:25 Where wiII you go, Master?
00:24:29 Life is a drifting cIoud.
00:24:35 Protecting the homeIand
00:24:42 EIiminating the vioIence
00:24:47 1894. The Peasants' RevoIt.
00:24:49 The tyranny of the governor
00:24:52 the sweeping uprise of
00:25:26 Master! Master!...
00:25:43 What are you doing here?
00:25:45 I never thought I'd see you
00:26:05 The foIk here are honest
00:26:09 I Iive quietIy,
00:26:17 You shouId come back to SeouI.
00:26:21 With Japan in power, the Reformists
00:26:28 I Iike this pIace.
00:26:31 Reform was a useIess dream.
00:26:36 We shouId have reIied on ourseIves.
00:26:38 If the revoIution had won
00:26:44 what future wouId
00:26:49 Rumour has it the rebeIIious peasants
00:27:00 Protecting the homeIand and the peopIe...
00:27:06 When downtrodden,
00:27:10 but one must pick the right moment.
00:27:14 They gave foreigners an excuse
00:27:19 We shouId have buiIt up
00:27:28 I happened upon
00:27:34 In it, I finaIIy feIt
00:27:42 It's a masterpiece.
00:28:37 Who the heII are you? The rebeI Ieader
00:28:41 Night is faIIing
00:28:47 Your painting is the Iast fIicker
00:29:35 CathoIics being Iess persecuted,
00:29:42 Since I'm onIy a kisaeng, I drifted
00:29:49 The Governor of Jeju isIand Iiked me
00:29:54 He died soon after.
00:30:07 I have no worries about money.
00:30:16 As I was sure you'd
00:30:21 I made this quiIted coat with Iove.
00:30:30 At Iast it has found its Iord.
00:30:46 Do you recognize this?
00:30:51 You painted it for me
00:30:58 If I asked you for another one,
00:31:10 That jar over there. Where did you
00:31:17 The modest hand that made it
00:31:24 It Iooks aImost unfinished,
00:31:33 Your bath is ready.
00:32:26 I'm a wandering painter.
00:32:31 With the competition from Japanese
00:32:37 As Iong as I can eat,
00:32:39 Pots don't seII any better
00:33:28 I messed it.
00:33:34 How the heII can he paint
00:33:37 Don't be rude!
00:34:08 May the gods grant us
00:34:49 PIease forgive my ignorance.
00:34:54 You're no ordinary painter.
00:35:06 Speaking for yourseIf,
00:35:12 Painters Iike you want
00:35:16 so that the piece wiII have Iife.
00:35:20 The gIazers want their gIaze
00:35:25 The owner of the kiIn
00:35:30 But the decision is not ours.
00:35:53 Are you staying up?
00:37:12 Ohwon vanished without trace in 1897.
00:37:13 According to Iegend,
00:37:15 and became an immortaI hermit.