My Teacher, Mr. Kim (2003) - full transcript

Cho Ga-young

Please take special
care of my girl

It's not much,
but please take it

I always wondered why
Ga-young was so pretty

I see she takes after her mother

Please stop it

It's hard looking after
all forty of my students

But don't worry about Ga-young

I'll take special care of her

Thank you

Well, a teacher's duty is to
always sacrifice for the kids



That's my job

My Teacher, Mr. Kim

No one is interested?

Mister Jung

Me?

I'm sorry, but my wife
is having a baby next month

Miss Han?

Yes?

You know I'm getting
married next week

How could've you forgotten?

Executive Producer KANG Woo-seok

Starring CHA Seung-won

I understand

I'll report that our school
has no candidates



However

Working in the countryside
can get you promoted,

so how about reconsidering?

Written & Directed by JANG Gyu-sung

It's hard teaching the kids lately

Quiet!

Attention Bow

Good morning

You must buy this book,
and write about it by

Hey! Hey!

You two come here

Quickly!

Bring that with you

Give it here

How dare you disrupt me
while I'm talking

- How's your mom doing?
- Fine

- Don't misbehave again
- Yes, sir

Go to your seat

You, too

We'll have study period first

- Class monitor!
- Yes, sir

If anyone misbehaves,
write their names down

- Yes, sir
- Now study

Hello?

Hi, this is Do-young's
homeroom teacher

I was wondering if we could
talk about Do-young tomorrow

You're busy?

Yes, I understand

Do-young, come here!

Look at all that sweat

It seems to me that
you're out of shape, huh?

Go run ten laps

What are you
standing there for?

Run by myself?

Do you see anyone else here?

Okay

Hurry and run

Parents' jobs and assets

Hello?

Hi, this is
Sung-wook's teacher

Yes

Run faster! Faster Do-young!

One, two, one, two

Min-koo, why is your mom so busy?

Run faster, boy

Drink up

Please have another

- Mister Kim
- Yes, sir

You know my boy
Sung-wook, right?

Of course I do,
he's my nephew starting today

Have some

- My friend
- Yes

- My friend
- Yes, sir!

I trust you, my friend

You can count on me

Then have another

I like you because
you're not like other teachers

- Sir!
- Good!

- This is a good one.
- Make me laugh

Good

To get better results
from the curriculum,

we will open special classes
for each grade

Our school

Who the hell is Kim Bong-doo?

Where is he?

Is it you? You?

Where's that bastard?

Where's Kim Bong-doo?

You?

Where's Kim Bong-doo?

This school is a disgrace!

Please calm yourself down

How can I calm down?

You make a fool out of my son
for not offering money?

Let go of me!

What in the hell have you done?

If you had no choice,
you should've been discreet

I barely stopped him
from suing you

Even though I settled everything,

I think you should quit

Turn in your resignation

What are you talking about?

Resign because of this?

What are you talking about?

I can't have you
jeopardize this school

Sir, this is really upsetting

I contributed so much to this school

Come on, you know
what I've done for you

Then how about this?

A rural school in Kangwon
Province needs a teacher

How could you do this to me?

I won't do it

Hi, son

Please, just lie down

You didn't have to come

Dad

I won't be able to visit often

Why? Is something wrong?

I have to go away for a bit

Is that so?

You're not in
any trouble, are you?

No, of course not
I just have to go

Do your best wherever you go

A child's future
all depends on the teacher

I have to get better soon

So that I can see
you teach the kids

Please call me
if anything happens

And this

- Take good care of him for me
- Thank you

Chunglim Elementary School
San-nae Branch
Anyway, the school
will be shut down soon

In a year, at most

The air's nice there,
so think of it as a break

I expect you to do your best

Damn it

Damn

Don't come in Don't

Damn it

Hey, move back!

I said move back!

There's no room on this side

You don't have to
go so far back anyway

As the town's leader,

I called all of you
to come today

to meet our new teacher,
Mr. Kim Bong-doo

He's the youngest teacher
we've ever had

Now, let's hear a word
from our teacher

A round of applause!
Please come up and speak Over here

I'll just talk right here

I'm glad to meet all of you

I'll do my best

Now let's toast
to our new teacher

Cheers! Cheers!

Please have a drink

Be careful

City boys can't drink

How do you expect
a teacher to drink?

He's asleep now,
so let's be on our way

Class monitor

Don't you have one?

No, we don't

Then you be the monitor

Sir, he's in fifth grade,
and she's in sixth

Then you be the monitor

Okay?

Stop

The class monitor will need help
so you be vice-monitor

Now, let's start

He and I are in the same grade

Then you be the class beautifier

Yes, sir

You're class cleaner

You're vice-class cleaner

Everyone happy now?

Now, let's begin

Attention Bow

Good morning

Good

By looking at you all today,

I don't know what your
previous teacher was like,

but I bet he was incredible

Okay, homeroom is over

But sir!

We usually exercise after homeroom

KIM BONG DOO
My name is Kim Bong-doo

Since first days are rusty,

study on your own today

- Class monitor
- Yes?

Jot down the names of
anyone who act up, okay?

- Yes, sir
- Now study

Nam-jin, what does he mean by 'rusty'?

I don't know

It means all your heads
will rust off

Be quiet, or else your
names will be written down

Right?

Nam-jin, Sung-man,
So-seok, Ae-soon

What are you doing here?

I'm asking you a question

Isn't it obvious? I'm working

Working here doing what?

Did you try to steal something?

I'm the school's janitor

Not officially,
but everyone knows I am

I fixed up everything,
so don't worry about a thing

Sir, do you wanna
play soccer with us?

The other teacher did

Sir! Sir!

Kick the ball

So come and visit me

It's a famous
cure-all-disease place

So when will you come?

I'll be out of here in a week

Yeah, I'm just here
for a short while

Hey, Kangwon Province
isn't three hours away anymore

I heard it took
someone only an hour

- I'm serious
- Just come

Hey

If school's over,
you should all go home

We usually go after a while

- That's right
- Why?

It's more fun playing at school

- Playing rock games is the best
- We have to guard the school

That's right

- Hurry up
- Okay

We have to guard the school

Think you're all
some superheroes?

Hey!

Come here

Who?

Me?

Who is he calling?

You brats, if I call you,
that means all of you

How dare you ask questions?

Go buy some cigarettes

Cute kids

You can buy whatever
you like with the change

There's no store

Then where do you buy things?

We go into town and
stock up once a month

Alright, then give it back

Wait

Mister Choi has a lot of stuff

Mister Choi?

My dad buys cigarettes from him

Then go buy some from him

What's wrong?

Sir, we have to go

Hey!

Is anyone in?

Are you in?

Is anyone home?

How do you do?

I'm the new teacher
at the school

What can I do for you?

It's nothing much

I rushed down from Seoul,
so I couldn't pack enough

Have any cigarettes
by the chance?

- Cigarettes?
- Yes

The kids at school
said you sold cigarettes

I'd like to buy some from you

I have money

Do you have Sobranie instead?

Never mind

Then Marlboro
or Dunhill perhaps

Just give me domestic

This is domestic

Yes, I know

But do you have anything newer?

- Newer?
- Yes

Any of the latest brands is fine

Whatever you have

Go buy your own foreign brands!

- What's the meaning of this?
- You bastard

I told you I'd pay you

What? New brands?

- Come on!
- Come here!

You rotten prick!

- Get away from me!
- You punk!

Damn it!

- Are you insane?
- Insane?

You good-for-nothing teacher

- Give me a break
- Come back here!

Is everything okay?

Yes

It'll be dull at first,
but you'll like it later

The previous teacher
worked there for 20 years

He was a great person,
but a heart disease got to him

Must've been the stress

Not at all

It happened when he
played soccer with the kids

So he passed away?

Not at all, he's at a
big hospital in Seoul

What a relief

So I guess he'll be coming back

I don't think so
because of his health and age

That's too bad

A great teacher has come,
but it has to be closed down

Well, make the best
of you're time here

Oh yeah, you just need to come
to the main office once a week

It won't be much of a meeting
with just us here

Study period

Sir, it's lunchtime

What?

It's lunchtime

Right, lunchtime

Go eat and come back

I think our teacher
doesn't like us

But I like him

Are you all stupid?

It's all a part of his plan

Didn't you see how worried
he looked during study period?

It's hard for him to teach us
after teaching those Seoul kids

Just wait! He's gonna
do wonders for us

Can you read this for me?

Hurry up

You little pricks!

You rotten kids!

Run and slip on manure!

Taste good?

I can't eat without any kimchee,
but you're woofing it down

Take your time,
or your tongue will burn off

Don't you want real food?

Like instant noodles better?

I have plenty of noodles,
so you eat them all, okay?

Ah-ha

Say yes, not 'ah-ha'
to your teacher

Anyway, eat all this,

and clean it all up
before you leave, okay?

Yes, sir

But don't you know my name?

It's So-seok, Yang So-seok

You dummy

There's only five of you,
so how can I not know?

Right, Seok?

- It's So-seok
- Yeah, So-seok

That's what I said, So-seok

Anyway, why didn't
you go home for lunch?

Your mom isn't home?

Man, if this was Seoul,

we'd eat real food for lunch, and

I'm sorry

And thank you for taking
time off to come here

I'll be brief
and end this quickly

What I've noticed is that
the learning environment here

is much different from Seoul

It's not the school's size
or the small number of students

Just because it's a rural school,
you can't treat it that way

So I want to put them

in the same learning
environment as in Seoul

So the first step
we must take is the school's

lunch program

Kids, you better
eat everything, okay?

- Yes, sir!
- Come here

Yummy!

- You like eating at school?
- Yes!

I told you our teacher is special

Credit card bill

Here you go, Sung-man

My Nam-jin

So-seok

Ae-soon

And our monitor, Nam-oak

Good

What did I give you?

An envelope!

Yes, but what kind of envelope?

- A letter envelope
- That's right

Today's homework
is to write a letter

The topic is What I
want to do for my teacher

Make sure you go home and
discuss it with your parents

- Understand?
- Yes, sir

- Understand, Sung-man?
- Yes, sir

- And Nam-oak?
- Yes, sir

I bet my Ae-soon
has a question

But why isn't there
any paper inside?

I knew my Ae-soon
would ask that

The letter isn't important

What's important is
what's inside the envelope

Don't you wanna come?

The air and scenery here
is spectacular

You'd love it if I took you
out on a date here, Sun-young

What? Run away?

Hey, think I came here
to run away from my tab?

Hey, I'm a teacher wherever I go

Of course

Know how many
rich people are here?

Yeah, they do the same here

Envelopes!

Good, So-seok

Ae-soon

- Have anything to say?
- No, sir

Okay

Nam-jin, what's this?

It's 'todok' roots

My brother and I
wrote the letter

And that's from my father

Wow, I thought it was ginseng

So how far have we gotten?

- Where have I left off?
- We never started

Right, you studied on your own

Then let's start class today

Chapter one, a school's rules

Our lifestyle, politics, and environment

Now, does my Nam-jin
want to read with me?

Baby seagulls are
left alone in the nest

What's with the
long face, Sung-man?

Why the long face, huh?

Sir, art class is next

Are we having class
inside or outside?

It's study period

How are all of you?

I see we have everyone here

Mr. Kim, what brings you here?

I'm just paying a visit
to the parents

I see. Then you should come over
to our place later

No, Ma'am

At school I'm the teacher,
but at home the parents are

Talking with you all here
is vital part of education

Oh, Mr. Kim

This field is really huge

Please, let me help

No, it's alright

How much is all this worth?

Not much, really

But if you sell a truck load,
you must make a lot

Nam-oak must be
from a rich home

No, it's Ae-soon's
parent's field

Ae-soon's mother!

Ae-soon's mother!

Ae-soon's mother!

Boy, I'm tired

Why are you here?

I came for a favor

What favor?

Could you teach me
how to write?

Write?

Write what?

Korean

Why do you need
to write at your age?

Just forget about it

Did I ask for a free lesson?

I won't do it

Why not?

Come on, I don't work cheap

The ones on top are consonants,
and below them are vowels

But don't worry about that

Just repeat after me

Gi-yeok

Gi-yeok

Nee-eun

Nee-eun

Dee-geut

Dee-geur

Not dee-geur, it's dee-geut

Ah, is the first vowel

Ya

Ya, like in yahoo

Uh, like in oven

Yu

Yu like in Where yu goin'?

Did you write them down?

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

What's wrong?

You mean six as in sex?

Sir, there's a fight outside

Please hurry

Why are you fighting?

Mister Kim

Well, I tried to use this hose,

and when I extend it on
the road like this,

this bastard always
rolls over it with his tractor,

and it rips my hose.
Look at this

It rips apart like this
and I can't work!

I have to go to town to sell this,

but he tells me to go later

Damn it, why do you have to go
to town whenever I use my hose?

It's all by coincidence, damn it

Listen to me! Listen!

So you have to put the hose

here to water your crops

And you have to pass this way
on your tractor

- That's the problem, right?
- That's right

Is everyone happy now?

I have to go back to school now

Let's go

He's smart

Mr. Kim is really smart

Where did the hose go?
What a great job

You're in trouble now

Hurry and play,
the game is over anyway

Hold your horses, teacher

Game over

Yes, thank you very much

Give it here

Damn it

A white cloud
floating in the sky

A white cloud
floating in the sky

That white cloud
floating in the sky

Should I also write down 'that'?

Go ahead

Wait, isn't that Sun-young?

Wait, isn't that Sun-young?

Honey, what's wrong?

Are you mad that
I came for your tab?

No

Then what's wrong?

I have something on my mind

Really? About what?

Tell me Tell me

- Tell me
- Stop it, just go to sleep

Fine then, I will

Just think on your own

Hey

Are you asleep?

Not at all, honey

Sweetie

I said stop it

Just stay still, and listen

If you were to
come here as a teacher

- Teacher?
- Yeah

But I'm a high school drop out

I mean suppose if you were

Suppose you came down
to teach here,

but you have to stay

until the school shuts down

What would you do?

It's obvious. I'd just quit

Not that, dummy

How would you make the school
shut down faster?

I'd burn it down

I knew you'd say that,

with that brain of yours

I know, how about
setting up a bomb?

- Just go back to sleep
- A bomb

Shut up, and go set up a bomb
at your house for all I care

You're the one who asked anyway

Dummy

How can it just
shut down on its own?

There has to be no students
for that to happen

You fool, how dare you
look into my eyes!

Now give it a try

You fool, how dare you
look into my eyes

You fool, how dare you look

You fool, how dare you
look into my eyes!

Bravo!

Ae-soon, that was wonderful!
She's good, huh?

- An actress?
- Yes

She can't be an actress
with a face like that

That's right

That's not true

These days, it's all about character

Anyway, Ae-soon is very energetic

- She does have that side in her
- That's right!

I have a friend who works

at a talent agency, you see

In other words, they dig out
and nurture talent there

Choi Jin-shil and Jang Dong-gun
came from there

Anyone who goes there
becomes a star

Mr. Kim, you're right,

- But we can't afford
- Hold on

Getting good grades
in middle school

all depends on how she studies
in Seoul during winter break

Sir

Ma'am

But he's only in first grade

That's not true at all

Throughout the world,
to become a gifted artist

90% of his talent is
nurtured in childhood

By chance

If by chance,
you don't raise his talent

then Sung-man will

forever

forever live his life
hating his parents

So-seok!

So-seok!

What are you doing out here?

Came out to greet me?

Not exactly

Sir, can you come later instead?

What are you talking about?

I came to talk
about your future today

Is your mom home?

My mother's sick

Really?

Then think of me coming
to wish your mom well

- Let's go inside
- Not exactly

No, it's not a good time

Come on boy, it's all right

Where is she?

How are you?

I'm So-seok's teacher
I came to talk

Is that you, honey?
Where have you been?

No, I'm So-seok's teacher

You son of a bitch

Think you can just leave me
like that, you bastard?

Wait a minute

I'm sorry

- It's my fault
- So-seok!

- Honey
- Wait for me

A lot of stars
out tonight, huh?

Remember when we first met?

You were skipping rocks
on the stream

Remember?

Yes, I remember

I knew it right then

But I just pretended not to

Do you know Kim Byung-hyun
by any chance?

He's a major league
baseball player in America

- A two-time all-star player
- Yeah

His nickname is nuclear submarine

He has a great under hand

- So-seok
- Yes?

You should be a baseball player

- A baseball player?
- Yeah, a baseball player

If you become a
famous baseball player,

you can send your mom to the
hospital and find your dad, too

Right?

So how will you do it?

You have to go to Seoul,
which has many baseball teams

Don't you have relatives there?

No

Okay, then I'll help you

Don't you want to play baseball?

I do

Then how about we
skip rocks on the stream?

I'll go first

I'm no good

Good, one, two, three

Man, you have a great arm

Throw it again.
Ready?

Now an under hand pitch

One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight

Strike out!

Okay So-seok!

Don't pick it up

Hey, hurry and get the ball

Good job! So-seok,
more under hand pitches

Nam-jin, is it fun?

There are a lot of games
like this in Seoul

Go straight

Go straight and turn right

Here it comes! Fire!

Fantastic!

Our Seoul

- Where?
- Our beloved Seoul

Where our wonderful dreams are

I love beautiful Seoul

Good! One more time!

Our beloved Seoul

Sung-man, you'll burn it like that

Lift it up and turn, good

Let's see if it's done

It's done, go ahead and eat

Peel off the burned parts

Everyone, tell me the truth

Wanna go to Seoul, huh?

Yes, I do

Why do you wanna go?

There's amusement parks

There's computer arcade rooms

There's department stores,
and elevators, too

So if you have the chance,
you'd transfer to Seoul?

- Right?
- No way

You just said you wanted to go

I don't want to transfer

Why don't you?

The air is bad in the city

- And there aren't any streams
- What else?

And we won't be able
to see you anymore

And you can't come see us

Yeah!

I heard there's a lot of gangsters

They take your money
and stab you to death

Who told you that?

Seoul has no gangsters
Who told you there were?

Mr. Choon-shik told us,
and said he almost died

- Who told you?
- Mr. Choon-shik

I saw it in the movies,
and on TV, too

I heard if we transfer, we'll all die

Let's talk

About what?
I have nothing to say

Think you have the right
to tell those kids that crap?

A lot of gangsters?

They'll all die?

Hey, I'm talking to you

Turn it off

Turn it off

Are you ignoring me?

Think you're the teacher?

Who are you to tell
the kids those things?

Stop where you are

Have you even been to Seoul?

What do you know?

Stop!

Stop, you bastard!

You bastard!

All of you haven't really
considered your kids' future,

but I'm looking at them
ten years from now

Have you ever considered

how much your indifference
could hurt your kid's future?

Dreams must be fulfilled

So why do so many parents
send their kids to Seoul?

Seoul is the center
of all education

So if you send
your kids to Seoul

Why is there a hole here?

Please trust me

Ae-soon's father

Is that important now?

These talented children

Are you going to let them
waste their talents here?

Mister Kim

Can I go now?

Yes

Make sure you do your homework

Know. What'll happen
if you don't, right?

By the way,

aren't you going to
visit my home, too?

But you aren't
an official student

Okay, I'll come over tonight

I'm out of cigarettes anyway

Really?

Then come over for dinner

Okay

It's delicious

Absolutely delicious

Help yourself

Aren't you joining me?

Who me?

My teeth hurt, so I can't eat it

And I'm already full

Is that so?

But it's too much to eat alone

What's that?

It's a letter my grandson
sent to me from America

I understand everything,

except for this one word here

Oh, 'girlfriend'

It means he has a girlfriend

A girlfriend?

Yes, it's English

So it must be
my grandson's wife

Having a girlfriend
doesn't mean he's married

He already did, three years ago

So that letter was sent
three years ago?

Yes

And now you're reading it?

Lately I'm into staying up
all night reading the letters

- Go ahead and eat
- Yes

Father, it's me

How's your health?

Same as always

Do you feel worse?

No, don't worry about me,
worry about the kids instead

I wish I could see
your students before I die

Don't say you're going to die!

I have no one else to rely on

Do I have a mom or relatives?

Or any brothers or sisters?

Why do you keep saying that?

I'm sorry, son

Father

You said you were proud that
a janitor's son became a teacher

Son, you should hang up

It's an expensive call

Then don't say
that you'll die, okay?

I'll show you my students
for sure, okay?

Sure son

Good-bye

Bye dad

Say hello

This gentleman is
a businessman from Seoul

Hello

Hi, I'm Bak Soo-il

I'm Kim Bong-doo

I hope we can work things out

Beg your pardon?

Actually, he wants to turn the school

into a survival game site

I know it won't
be easy at the moment

A site for a survival game?

Yes

They decided to shut down
the school next year

but they seem to be changing
their minds after you came

Mr. Kim

All the kids will transfer soon,
so please don't worry

Is that true?

So the school will
shut down automatically?

Yes

That's great

Mister Kim, you're a fabulous teacher

Of course he is

The students will
find it hard to adjust

But the learning environment
will be much better in Seoul

Come on, kids need to
struggle when they're young

I also had to struggle
to work my way up

You're right, we had to walk
2 to 3 miles to go to school

Country kids are
used to struggling anyway

Mister Kim

It's not much,
but buy some cigarettes with it

Here's gas money

Thank you,
and good luck on your business

Yes, thank you

Good-night

A cassette player, tape,
and headphones for Nam-oak

A glove for So-seok.
For Ae-soon For Nam-jin

And crayons for Sung-man

Mister Choi

Here

A fairy tale book

- Like them?
- Yes!

- How much?
- Very much!

- Very much?
- Yes!

You'd like more of this
in the city, right?

Yes!

Shall we play soccer
with our new ball?

- Yes!
- Let's go! Let's go!

Goal! Goal!

What? Transfer?

Yes, please take
good care of him

Why do you want
to send him here?

It's inconvenient here,
and the kids always complain

You see

Well, my husband's health is bad,

and we were offered
resettlement funds to live here

Who offered?

Someone who grew up here

He seemed pretty wealthy

He worried that the school
might get shut down

He said all it
needed was students

Please take this

We must get going now

Please look after our boy

- Hello?
- Hello, Mister Kim

Yes, hello principal

A new student
came today, right?

Yes, he did

But you should've called first

I'm sorry,
I was planning on telling you

Anyway, a lot more
will be coming soon

What? More will be coming?

Yes, take good care of them

Sir, we finished cleaning up

Do you want to come fishing
with us at the stream?

Think I'm one of your friends?

Am I your friend?

Pink slip

Fine

I don't mind living here

It's great

The air is nice,
the scenery is nice

Sir, aren't we having class?

I told you it's study period

But two hours
have already passed

Study more

But it's been two hours

We don't wanna
study alone anymore

Let's have class

Be quiet!

You brats, are you disobeying me?

Stick out your hands. Now!

Stick them out!

Think you can disobey me?

Stick them out right

Do as I say

Stick out your hands,
and raise them

Stick them out!

Study on your own, okay?

- Got it?
- Yes

I liked study period

It's strange

Why'd he change all of a sudden?

You retorted upon him

So did you!

Hey!

It's all your fault that I got hit

No it's not, he was just mad

He had no right to hit us

But he's the teacher

- But he's the teacher
- You bastard

The teacher and
all of you are stupid

What?

You bastard

Think you're better than us
since you're from Seoul?

But my mom gave him money!

My mom gave him money

What? Money?

He said his mom gave Mr. Kim money
but he still got hit.

Think this is Seoul?

What kind of money do we have?

What's to worry?

We just don't give him any

You're right

Everything's been fine,
so what's to worry?

Hurry and deal

Forget it, I'm going to bed

Yeah, let's go to sleep

Please take it

This is herbal medicine

If you eat it three times a day,

you'll feel much better

- Thank you
- My pleasure

I'll be going now

Didn't you want to
talk about Sung-man?

We can talk later

Mister Kim, are you asleep?

One moment

Who is it?

Oh, you're still awake

Hello. Nam-oak's father, right?

Please come in

What are you doing here?

Then what about you?

Hey, I thought Mr Kim
might be lonesome,

- So I came to keep him company
- So did I

Please don't stand there,
have a seat

Please sit

- Have you eaten dinner?
- Yes

Step outside

Bastard, who's the one
who told us to go to sleep?

Is this your home? You came
here to give him money, huh?

What money do
I have to give him?

Did you come here
to give him money?

Think I'm crazy, idiot?

If you have money,
then pay me back

When did I ever
borrow money from you?

Come on, you don't remember?

You borrowed 20,000 Won
for a card game last winter

That's it?

Hey, 20,000 Won is still money

Okay, I'll give it to you, shit

Shit?

- You bastard
- You hit me?

Pink slip

Yes, room 605

Dad, it's me

Yes, I already ate

No, I'm just tired

Dad, I'll be going up soon

No, I'll tell you
when I get there

Yes

Get some rest

Bye

Yellow forsythias
are starting to bloom

Azaleas have already
blossomed on the mountain

Flowers are beautiful

And thus people who seek

beauty will love flowers

Many flowers blossom in spring

Of which I like the
forsythias and azaleas

When spring comes, the flowers

Kim Bong-doo!

Get your act together, boy

If you all don't
concentrate in class

See that janitor
working under the hot sun?

You'll be like him

So behave and study

- Got it?
- Yes!

Know how long it's been since
I've asked to see your parents?

Why haven't you brought them?

Why? Why?

Attention

Bow

Good morning

Where are So-seok and Joon-seok?

They're not here yet?

Why are you all quiet?

- They fought each other
- Hey

Nam-oak, tell me what happened

Now

Come here

Look at his face

How could this happen?

How could this
happen to my boy?

Think I can feel safe
sending my son here?

It's only a scuffle
between the kids

Cheer up

What?

I can't believe this

I asked you to
take good care of him

And you hit him when it
was the other kids' fault?

You call this teaching?

You're out of line

We're having class,
so please leave

Leave?

Think I'm some countrywoman?

This is a school,
and I handle things here

So you hit the students
for asking to have class?

What the hell do you handle?

Please leave

Let go of me

Tell me

- Did you all deserve to get hit?
- Excuse me!

I'm not done yet!

You, tell me

Say something

The teacher did nothing wrong

It was our fault

Mr... Kim, don't leave

Don't quit, Mr... Kim

We were wrong
Please don't leave

My goodness

What kind of children are you?

There's no use being here, let's go

So-seok!

So-seok!

So-seok went to go
work in the mountains

Everyone helps
him out in some way,

but I guess he
suddenly needed money

Poor kid

My teacher, Mr. Kim

This is the first homework
you've given us

I was surprised
when I first saw you

You were tall and handsome,

so I thought you were an actor

I have a really great teacher

Class Beautifier, Choi Ae-soon

My teacher, Mr. Kim

I'm so happy that
we have a new teacher

But you've lost a lot of weight
these few days

It's probably because of us

What can I do for my teacher?

I wish I could give you some
delicious home-cooked meals,

but I can't

Instead, I'll be a nice student

Sincerely, Yang So-seok

Yang So-seok

So-seok, you misbehaved, didn't you?

Get up, and roll up your pants

I'm sorry, sir

Now!

Roll up your pants

Who said you can skip school?

Who told you to, huh?

Who told you to
do that to your teacher?

Who told you to

I'm sorry, sir

I don't want you to leave us

And I can't transfer
because of my mom

I just want to be
with you at school

I'm sorry, sir

Does it hurt a lot?

No

So-seok, do you want to
sleep at my house tonight?

I'll put medicine on you

Okay

Cute boy

If you cry too much and laugh,
you'll grow hair on your anus

But you're doing the same now

Me?

Hey, I never cried

Come on, you're lying

When I was a kid,

I got hit a lot by my teacher

But I never cried once

Know why I didn't?

Because hair
might grow on my anus

It wasn't funny?

Until now, a very bad guy
bothered your teacher

But last night

I got rid of that evil guy

Gone forever

Therefore, I don't need
what he wrote here

What do you think?

- Am I a great teacher?
- Yes!

- Do you like this place that much?
- Yes!

Even with no computer arcades?

Water games are more fun!

And rock games are fun

You hate your teacher, huh?

No way!

But your teacher
dislikes you very much

Come on!

Then shall we play
rock games for fun?

- Yes!
- Okay, let's go!

Mr. Choi, come join us

Throw it

Jump three times
One, two, three

Mr. Choi, get it right!

- Are you okay?
- Come on!

- I wanna change teams
- My knees hurt, that's why

Hey, give him a break
Now let's switch sides

Get the rocks ready

Here we go, one, two, three

Shut Down Notice

Despite careful consideration
of the town's opinions,

the government
orders this school

to be shut down
after this semester

Mister Kim!

Come inside quickly!

You have a call from Seoul Hospital

It's urgent! Hurry!

Hello?

Yes

I understand

Mister Kim

It's the heroic five

Why aren't you guarding the school?

You didn't have to
come all the way here

Please don't say that,
we're all family

Thank you all for coming

Come here

You should show your respects, too

It's okay, come up

Father

Father, you've longed to see them

These kids are my students

They're as bad as me

when I was a kid

Father

These kids

For their teacher

They came here

Father, aren't you happy?

Father, please accept their greetings

Now pay your respects

Why don't you say hello
when someone's here to see you?

You still don't like me?

A janitor shouldn't
fall off the roof like that

Are you a real janitor?

Are you making fun of me?

Man, you got hurt pretty bad

You can't even wash yourself,
so how will you work now?

Plus, it's hard
to ask for new help

Well, the school
will be closed down anyway

So what will you do
for a living later?

What does it matter to you?

I'm just worried about
how you'll make a living

The school may go,
but the kids won't

Even if they go to another school,

I'll make it where they can

study and play after school

I've worked here because
I like seeing these kids

I'm not like other people
who work here for money

Come here and sit

- What are you doing?
- Sit down

You have to wash your hair, too

Ouch, my head hurts

I'm getting drenched

Look at this greasy hair

I already washed my hair
a few days ago

Stop lying What is this?
Dandruff or rice?

54th Graduation Ceremony

We will now begin the 54th

and last graduation ceremony

We'll now hear a word from
the teacher, Mr. Kim Bong-doo

I've been a teacher
for about ten years

It's been short,

but the time I've spent

here was precious

Of course, I had some dull moments

I won't take this time
to say good-bye

I'll just think of it
as a brief separation

Mr. Kim, Coach Gus Hiddink
said the same thing

You can't fool us anymore

Does it matter whose words I use?

Anyway, I'd like to thank you all

Especially, these five children

I'll never forget them

I didn't teach these kids

These kids taught me instead

I'd like to ask
one last favor from you all

Even when you become adults,

I want you to always hold on to
your pure and innocent hearts

This school will be gone,

but wherever you go,

never forget what you've learned here

That is all

A farewell address

The very first time when we met
you in school, we were so happy

going to school makes
our hearts leap up

and we would run
to get to school with joy

It seems like last forever

But today we have to face with

the graduation of you
and the last day of our school

We cannot go to our school
from tomorrow on

But we will never, ever forget
this warm and pleasant place

which is filled with our laughter

An address in reply

I'd walk to our school
even before I entered

And today is the saddest day
cause it"s the last school day for us all

Theres a lot of ups and downs
but you guys always gave me smile

Mr. Kim taught us with love

I'd never forget any minute of

the precious memories of us all

But I can hardly keep my tears from falling

Just like our school bound us together

Let's keep our school
with our hearts forever

Farewell my dear school yard!

To my sister for her graduation

I give you a bundle of flowers

I will study the books you gave me

And study hard like you

Farewell my beloved
juniors and classrooms

And farewell my teacher

Study hard and grow older

So we can be
our country's bright future

Mister Kim

Yes

Here you go

What's this?

It's a small token
of our gratitude to you

Please, you don't have to do this

- No, please take it
- There's no need

Wait a minute!!
Are you that dumb?

The school will be gone,
so this isn't any bribery

It's different from the
envelopes you used to take

So hurry and take it Hurry!

Mister Kim

Yes?

Thank you

I can write to
my grandchildren now

You're a wonderful teacher

Here we go

- Here we go
- Get ready

One, two, three