You were lucky.
This is the only place you can get a drink.
Are you from Muzu?
You don't exactly look like a Georan.
Are you from Malgal?
My goodness, I see you have a sword. Are you a warrior?
The wine tastes horrible,
and you're very chatty.
Did someone die?
Or did you kill someone?
There are only two types of people who pass by this place
even in this kind of weather.
It's either a person who killed someone
or a person who's on their way to die.
Even with that useless and big mouth of yours,
you've managed to live quite a long life.
Should I slice off your tongue,
so you can safely live longer?
This old tongue of mine might not be able to taste good wine,
but it knows how to say things that can be of help.
It seems like you've been wandering for a very long time.
Where are you trying to go?
I'm looking for a guest house.
I heard there's a guest house
somewhere in this wilderness that consoles the souls of the dead.
You must be looking for the Guest House of the Moon.
Do you know that place?
I heard it's a guest house for the dead
who still wander in this life.
Where is that place?
Where do I need to go?
You can't go there. Only the dead are able to go there.
Just like them over there.
How many souls have you brought in this coffin?
They're people who ended up dying because of me.
And who else did you kill for those who ended up dying?
Shut your mouth. Just tell me how to get there.
"Full moon"?
It's a moon that's filled with so many grudges.
Tell me.
I'm trying to take responsibility
for those whom I've killed.
You can't even handle yourself,
and you're trying to take responsibility
for other people's lives?
I told you I'll slice off your tongue
if you ever run your mouth.
Just tell me how to get there.
If that place can only be found by the dead,
I'm even willing to kill myself.
What a poor soul.
You think you can compensate for everything by sacrificing your life.
But that's such a futile hope.
My life is the only thing left
that I can give.
FULL MOON
The Guest House of the Moon...
is where the souls of the dead gather together.
The dead souls that wander about all end up there of their own free will.
They are also people you've already killed.
Was this the place?
Did I kill everyone?
Did I become an evil ghost?
And come to the Guest House of the Moon on my own?
Arrogant and foolish.
You are a pitiful human who has fallen into self-pity.
You have found the place to pay for your sins of your own will,
so now pay for your sins.
FULL MOON
GUEST HOUSE
The Guest House of the Moon which will be the shelter for the dead
has found a new owner.
Why don't you all come with me
to a comfortable place?
YEAR 1998
Son.
It's your birthday today, but I can't even buy you jajangmyeon.
It's all right. I'm not hungry.
-Mister. -Hey, son.
-You dropped your money. -Thank you.
Oh, dear. You're a good boy.
You have a handsome forehead and twinkling eyes.
You have a very auspicious face.
It's your birthday today?
Tell me the year and hour that you were born.
Hey, lady. We're not buying flowers. Just go your way.
Oh, dear. Your early years were so unlucky
that you were born to a father like him.
But it's not an ill-fated relationship.
Having a hard life early on means getting rid of your bad luck in advance
for your future good fortune.
What? "Bad luck"?
How can you talk such rubbish just to sell flowers to a kid?
Son, just wait.
I'll make lots of money and buy you your birthday present.
-Present? -Flowers!
Flowers are the best present for birthdays.
I'm not buying your flowers!
Flowers are good too.
You can just pluck them for me, instead of buying them.
So, don't do dangerous things just to make money.
My goodness.
You're too young to worry about things like that.
Poke around the place.
Is there anything?
-Over there. -Check there.
911 EMERGENCY SERVICE
Ms. Jang, are you up?
It's the full moon, so I think we will have many guests today.
When the moon is bright, they can see this place from far away.
So they will crawl in here from all over the place.
All right, then. I will light up the hotel sign.
Open the hotel for business.
I get into a bad mood when I see the full moon.
And today, it's particularly worse.
Don't let in anyone whose death was too gruesome.
We shouldn't pick guests--
Don't accept them.
They won't be in a rush since they're already dead.
I will take special care, so they won't get in your way.
That darn moon.
I'm so sick of it.
Stop right there!
Stop!
My gosh.
Gosh, I almost died.
What's that?
I wonder if I'll have to pay just for going inside.
Are you here alone?
Do you remember how long it's been since you died?
It's been about ten days.
I guess that's the elevator.
My gosh, this place is huge.
I wonder if I'll have to pay just for sitting here.
Are you okay?
You don't look so well.
Where did you get so wet?
The Han River.
The Han River?
Did she play in the water in the middle of the night?
Is this place expensive?
Do you think they'll make me pay just for sitting in the lobby?
I don't know. This is my first time here.
What happened...
to you?
I fell down the stairs.
It's been a while since we last had a ghost soaked in water.
-A ghost soaked in water? -Yes.
By any chance, does that ghost look horrible?
Well, a little...
Ms. Jang isn't feeling very well today.
Let's take the guest to her room quickly so that Ms. Jang doesn't see her.
Okay, sir.
What's wrong, sir?
The guest that just walked by...
He doesn't belong here. He came to the wrong place.
Does that mean
he isn't dead?
Is he alive?
If Ms. Jang sees him, he'll die.
We need to get him out of here as soon as possible.
I need to hide here for at least a couple of hours.
Should I hide in the bathroom?
Yes, good idea. Let's hide in the bathroom.
Is this gold?
My gosh, this looks really expensive.
No. This isn't important right now.
I hope I see you again.
Why is there a sea here?
Sir, would you like to swim in the water?
We'll lend you a swimsuit.
What's your room number?
No, I'm okay.
Welcome.
I didn't know this building was this tall.
How weird.
That's scary.
A living person is here?
It seems like he's roaming around
without even knowing what this place really is.
If he doesn't leave soon, he'll die.
The worst he'll have to face is death,
but we'll get scolded so much if Ms. Jang finds out.
She'll make sure we don't forget about this for 50 years.
You know what she always says.
Is this the best you can do?
You guys must think of me as a joke.
If you make this kind of mistake one more time,
I'll put all of you on a bus that's headed to the afterlife.
Do you understand?
My gosh, no way.
I feel like it's my fault. What should I do?
Yes, it's all your fault.
-This one's on you. -What?
I can't take responsibility for this.
I still have stuff to do in this life.
I can't get on the bus headed to the afterlife.
I'm doomed.
Why did that dumb human have to come here? Darn it.
I'm sure Ms. Jang will notice sooner or later
that a living human soul is roaming around the hotel.
If Ms. Jang finds him, he'll never be able to leave this place.
He'll end up dying.
A thief must be here.
How dare anyone steal from my hotel?
What's this place?
Flowers?
Flowers are good too.
You can just pluck them for me, instead of buying them.
This is good.
I'll take them to Chan-sung.
This looks like a dead tree.
But the flowers are really pretty.
What is this?
I see you're feeling pain.
Does that mean you're alive?
Who are you?
What are you doing? Move your foot.
You stole from me.
I didn't do anything.
I didn't steal anything here.
Really? Then, what is this?
That is...
You tried to steal it.
That is...
Do you want to get bitten to death by him?
I'm sorry.
Please forgive me.
I deserve to die for my sins.
Then, die.
No, I can't die now.
All humans have to die at the end.
Instead of going back and forth,
since you're already here,
die now.
I don't think you realized this.
But you are already dying.
What's happening to me?
What's going on?
Check his pulse and oxygen saturation.
Oxygen saturation is critical.
Get me the defibrillator.
Two hundred joules. Charge. Clear!
I can't die now.
Please spare me.
My son is waiting for me.
I feel sorry for your son.
What is this?
Today is my son's birthday.
He wanted flowers for his present.
So I got them from the tree.
I am really sorry. I mean it.
Flowers never bloom on this tree.
The flowers are from this tree for sure.
I didn't touch anything else.
You made flowers for this human
and gave away your branch?
Is it telling me to spare him?
This is your son's birthday present?
Unlike a foolish father like me, he is a smart and loyal son.
If you forgive me this once, I will never steal anything again.
I will raise my son as best as I can.
Okay.
Good.
I will spare you.
Thank you very much.
You go back and raise your son well.
Raise him well...
and give him to me.
What?
Since I saved the father, the son must repay me.
You said he was still young, yes?
If a human is to be of any use,
you need to feed and raise him for at least 20 years.
Promise me to give me your son then.
You want my son?
If you don't like it, you die tonight.
What? No. Wait.
Hurry up and make up your mind.
If you don't decide in a few minutes, you'll die.
How can I...
If I die, Chan-sung will be all alone.
What will you do?
Will you give me your son, or...
die now?
I'll give you my son.
Please spare me.
Okay.
Good.
Twenty years later,
I will go to get your son.
Go.
Dad.
Chan-sung.
My dad is not dead.
What?
His reflex has come back, and his vitals are okay.
Contact the Orthopedics
-and prepare for an operation. -I will.
Wait here, okay?
Dad.
Chan-sung.
Come here.
Dad.
He left his son's birthday present.
FUNERAL HALL
That woman...
I don't know.
This is my first time here.
Dad, do you know that policewoman?
I don't know her, but I think I saw her somewhere.
Is it possible that wasn't a dream?
I'm a policewoman.
I was an undercover cop, and my identity was exposed.
And I was killed.
Such a pity.
You died doing righteous work. So when you leave for the afterlife,
you will be provided with a first-class limousine.
Rest for a few days here, then take the limousine.
I can't leave like this.
Most of my guests say the same thing.
What would you like me to do?
Do you want revenge?
For your reference, even if you want revenge,
we can't take the life of a human.
We can torment him a little. But that will become a sin
and affect your next life negatively.
You're entitled to be reborn as something much better.
But you might be reborn as a dog or a pig if you take that revenge.
Please think carefully.
I don't want revenge.
The man I was chasing can't be caught by human laws.
So I want to catch him.
You are
such a responsible person.
You have to pay with the worldly money.
for services related to the world of the living.
Do you have
some money hidden in this world?
Okay.
What can we do for you?
Park Gyu-ho, Mayor of Beomcheon, is with us here.
Now, we will begin the Businessman Award
for Innovative Growth of Beomcheon City.
The award goes to Mr. Kim Dong-hwan, CEO of Beomin Corporation.
Congratulations!
-Way to go! -Way to go!
It will be awarded by Mr. Park Gyu-ho,
-the Mayor of Beomcheon City. -Kim Dong-hwan!
The CEO has led Beomin Corporation
with exceptional dedication.
He has been an excellent model as a business manager.
-What is this noise? -What is this?
-What's going on? -What is this?
Hey!
Why isn't anyone taking photos?
Who's that?
There's a woman with a gun in her hand walking in.
Why isn't anyone stopping her?
She has a gun right there!
Hey!
Put your gun down.
Mr. Mayor.
I've been shot.
Shot? What are you talking about?
That woman right there shot me with her gun.
She really shot me.
Detective Lee?
You died.
Don't come near me!
Get away from me.
That's Detective Lee right there, isn't it?
What are you all doing? Stop it.
You jerk!
Stop.
Don't come this way!
Stop taking photos.
She's getting away!
Hey! Stop it. Don't come near me.
You put her deep-seated grudge in the heart of a man she couldn't arrest.
It's like trapping him in a place that's worse than jail.
She'll be glued to him until she breaks him, and after she's satisfied,
she'll come back to this hotel.
Have you found what the woman mentioned earlier?
Yes.
I found this in a locker at the train station.
They must be smuggled goods she seized during the undercover operation.
Seems like I can drink as much champagne as I want for the time being.
We have to pay off the debt that we have.
Did we have this much debt?
Fine, this should be enough.
We also need some to pay off the future loans.
Are we going to borrow this much?
What kind of hotel management costs this much money?
All the loans are for your car, your shopping,
as well as champagne.
It doesn't cost much to run our hotel.
The guy that worked for me before knew how to work with money,
so I never had to worry about the finances.
I heard that you were starving and completely broke
because of another man that worked for you before that.
It angers me whenever I think of him.
Why don't you invest a little in advance in whoever will come after me?
I'll pay for 20 years of child expenses with this.
Hold on.
Does it really cost this much to raise a kid?
Fine.
Give it all away.
When that kid grows up,
I'm going to have him at my beck and call.
100,000,000 WON TRANSFERRED
I guess it wasn't just a dream.
I guess I really sold you off.
I have to find the hotel.
I have to give this money back and call off the deal.
Be careful, Dad.
It was somewhere around here.
Stay here. Don't move.
Send him flowers every birthday,
so that he doesn't forget about the deal.
Evening primrose will be perfect.
YEAR 2019
PRESENT
Mr. Koo Chan-sung.
Ms. President is here.
I'll walk you in.
Okay.
RESUME
You won't regret moving
from the Singapore hotel to ours.
I'm looking forward to working with you.
Thank you for trusting me with such a big role.
You rejected our offer last year,
but you said yes right away this year. Why?
Because it has been 20 years now.
I made a promise with my father
that I wouldn't come back to Korea for 20 years.
Last year was the 20th year,
so I could come back this year.
He must have some reasons to make you promise so.
It's nothing like being in debt or having committed a crime.
He just wanted me to avoid anything unfortunate.
It's a kind of superstition.
Old folk do that.
They tell you to avoid things like getting married when you're 29.
But it never hurts to avoid bad luck.
Do you know, by any chance, any hotel in Seoul
that's covered with ivy on the outside,
has a rooftop bar located almost a hundred floors up
and has a pool that's almost as wide as the sea?
Was there such a hotel 20 years ago?
Sorry?
No, right?
I've sent up all your belongings to your office.
Thank you.
Did you find a place to stay?
I'll be staying at my friend's house for now.
I guess that's why your birthday present came here.
Happy birthday. It's your birthday today, isn't it?
We've put the present at the front desk.
Wait.
Is the present...
It's flowers.
I can't remember the name...
Evening primrose.
I'm pretty sure.
It's been over 20 years. Why am I still getting these?
Don't be scared.
You've been getting these all your life.
What is this?
"Hotel del Luna"?
DEAR KOO CHAN-SUNG
BE INFORMED THAT YOU'VE BEEN HIRED BY HOTEL DEL LUNA
YOUR WORK STARTS TOMORROW
Darn it. This hotel actually exists?
There's even an address.
"Myeong-dong"?
"Myeong-dong."
Should I really go there?
DEAR KOO CHAN-SUNG, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Excuse me. Let me through.
Excuse me.
Sorry.
DEAR KOO CHAN-SUNG, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Are you the one?
Are you the one that bought me?
I guess you've been preparing yourself for this.
I thought you'd ask me who I am first.
I didn't have to ask.
You're just like how my father described.
You're Ms. Jang Man-wol, the owner of Hotel del Luna, right?
The woman who has been sending me flowers every birthday.
Did you throw my flowers away every year
like you did today?
Every time I got them, I got scared that what my father told me might be true.
I was scared that you'd come for me.
Is that why you've been moving from one country to another?
So that I wouldn't be able to come and get you?
I've been fleeing,
but I didn't expect you to really come.
I just thought that everything was over last year.
That's what I intended. So I came this year instead.
Now that you enjoyed a nice one-year break,
come start working. Starting tomorrow.
My father told me that you're a scary person.
Will you kill me if I say no?
You...
aren't scared of me, are you?
I know, I'm too pretty to look scary.
I agree.
So I'll keep thinking that you're not a scary person
and reject the offer.
It was a bad idea to send you flowers every birthday.
I should've sent beheaded birds instead.
DEAR KOO CHAN-SUNG
I'll give you something different
for your birthday this year.
You must be someone incredibly powerful
and your hotel must be really great as well.
How can a weak human being like me be of any use to you?
Can't you just give me up?
You are...
not going to make me the beheaded bird as my birthday present, are you?
Don't worry,
"a weak human being."
Your neck is still intact.
What...
have you done to me?
I gave you a present.
Happy birthday.
This year's present is going to be a very special one.
DEAR KOO CHAN-SUNG, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Aren't you going to get off?
You want to spend more time with me?
I didn't mean to throw away the flowers you sent me for my birthday.
They didn't allow me to bring the flowers at the airport.
What did she do to me?
What is she planning to do with me?
Am I going to become her toy?
Chan-sung, run away.
It's a scary place.
I saw a dead person there.
Chan-sung, run away.
You have to run away
if you ever run into that woman.
Okay, Father.
Run away.
You have to run.
Sorry, I won't be able to start working from next week.
I'll explain further by email.
By now, he would have received his birthday present
and opened his eyes to a whole new world.
He probably can't help but panic
when he starts seeing the dead.
He must get used to it.
Since he has to work at this hotel,
he should be able to see the customers.
You said you didn't even warn him.
He might get into a serious accident
if he sees the dead for the first time so unexpectedly.
You think so?
I can't let him die from shock. That'll complicate things.
Excuse me, I was here first.
That cab is mine, okay?
You saw me standing here first all along.
You saw me, right?
I didn't.
I can't see you.
Happy birthday.
This year's present is going to be a very special one.
I saw a dead person there.
Where are you?
Say something.
Hey, are you going to get in or not?
I'm getting in.
He got one of the scariest ones for the first one.
Where should I go?
Don't come here. Please.
Why do you keep following me?
Go away. Go.
Go.
Go!
She's too harsh on him.
Go!
She'll make poor Chan-sung faint.
Go!
Don't take them off!
Don't take off your sunglasses.
I know you don't have any eyes.
You look too scary without them on.
Go!
I guess you're traveling far.
Yes.
The present I gave you this time
won't get caught at customs at international airports.
You won't be able to get rid of it.
It's too bad.
Are you the one who sent me that strange thing earlier?
No, I didn't send anything. You're just able to see it.
You're just starting to see things
that you weren't able to earlier.
And what is that?
Ghosts.
Damn it.
There's a famous restaurant around here that was on television.
Let's go there.
A restaurant?
The one I always wanted to go to. So this is great.
What are you doing? Let's go.
If I don't go with you now,
will something like what I saw earlier come to kill me?
You won't die.
What you saw earlier has no power to kill the living.
Not unless your feeble heart fails from being startled.
Happy?
That restaurant closes soon. Let's hurry.
Forget the restaurant.
Turn my eyes back to normal.
I won't go anywhere before you do that.
If we don't get there before the closing time because of you,
I'll close your eyes for good.
Forever.
Open your eyes.
Humans die when they starve.
I brought you here so you won't die.
Do you know the show The Guys Who Died After Eating?
This restaurant is where they came to eat 30 orders of dumplings.
You can't eat them if you come late.
OUT OF INGREDIENTS
See?
If we'd been any later, there wouldn't have been any food left.
Gosh, I better move that thing away.
It's the wench who shot a bullet at me.
Do I have to look at such scary things all the time?
You were just unlucky.
You ended up seeing one of the most hideous ones.
Not all of them are as scary.
Right. Him. Look at him.
Someone like him isn't so scary.
If you only get a glimpse,
you might just pass along thinking he's a human.
Most of them are like him, so don't be scared.
What is he doing over there?
Some of them wander around
because they don't know they're dead yet.
Some of them get obsessed with what they liked
when they were alive.
Is he obsessed with dumplings?
It's hard to tell.
Why did you make me see such a thing?
You'll find out when you come to Hotel del Luna.
Why didn't you come when I told you to?
Then you wouldn't have to go through all this trouble.
Gosh, that's hot.
This is so hot.
How did Kim Jun-hyun eat five of these in one bite?
He amazed me.
You should try it too.
You're the amazing one.
At a glimpse and even up close, you look like a normal person.
Are you sure you're dead too?
I'm not dead.
I still haven't died.
I'm just here.
What do you mean, "still"? Do you mean you might die one day?
Why do you ask?
Will you try to kill me?
Try eating them all at once.
If you succeed, I'll give you a chance.
I just...
want you to disappear from my sight.
Koo Chan-sung, the one who hates the sight of me.
Go across the street and buy me a milk tea.
After she ate that many dumplings?
Was she really amazed by Jun-hyun?
Is she really not a human?
Hurry up.
If it closes because you're late, you'll die.
You're the one who shot me, aren't you?
I'm sure you shot me.
You look horrible just like your crimes.
You can look forward to your afterlife.
It'll be even worse.
It's all your fault.
It's your fault.
Die!
What's going on?
Were you stabbed?
Why is it that humans...
never think about their wrongs and only blame others?
I asked if you are okay.
I don't dare mock that dirty old man.
I was once just as crazy...
and carried a sword with me.
Koo Chan-sung.
You failed to eat those dumplings all at once, but I'll still give you a chance.
If you want to run away, go.
If you turn around and walk away now,
I'll disappear from your sight...
just as you wanted.
Go.
If you don't leave now, it'll be too late.
What is this?
I'll help you get up. Get on this cart.
I'll take you to a hospital or Hotel del Luna.
Hurry.
What are you doing?
I don't have the energy to carry you in my arms.
This thing isn't dirty, so get on.
This is...
Are you okay?
Koo Chan-sung.
You're really...
weak, aren't you?
You dragged this cart over for me.
I like your feeble heart...
very much.
It's amazing knife stabs can't hurt you.
I guess this weak human wasted his time.
I'll go on my way, then.
You can't go.
What are you doing?
You...
Are you really trying to...
I gave you the chance to run away, but you gave that up.
If you run away now,
I'll kill you.
What are you going to make me do there anyway?
Exorcism?
We don't perform an exorcism.
We comfort them.
Wouldn't it be dangerous for me to get too close?
Then address me properly. It's "Ms. Jang."
With the Harvard MBA--
You don't need an MBA.
You can see ghosts now.
How do you expect me to live a normal life when I can see ghosts?
Go and tell the chairman that you can get rid of the tiger
in return for something.
You said they're not dangerous.
Come to Hotel del Luna. You'll be safe if you stay by my side.
Subtitle translation by Wayne Ryu