I gave you the chance to run away, but you gave that up.
If you run away now,
I'll kill you.
Did you just kill the old man that attacked you earlier?
What is this?
What was that?
The leftover ashes of that revengeful ghost.
Was he a ghost?
I told you that some of them look like humans.
But you said they're not dangerous.
If you get attacked by those who hold deep grudges,
you could end up getting killed.
You should learn to differentiate them.
But you said it's hard to tell them apart.
That's why you need to look closely.
I get scared if I look...
too closely.
What are you scared of? I'm right by your side.
Wait!
Can you...
get that for me?
Wouldn't it be dangerous for me to get too close?
Hurry.
Then address me properly. It's "Ms. Jang."
You know, you're not my boss.
I told you that I don't want to work at your hotel.
I guess you're not that scared yet.
Hey, if we just leave that there,
wouldn't it be dangerous to the people passing by?
That piece of trash will soon get collected.
By whom?
The Grim Reaper.
You're going to wear that again?
Why?
Is it dangerous?
But it's practically new.
Can't I just wipe it and wear it again?
Throw it away. Let's go get you a new pair of shoes.
Where's my luggage bag?
DEATH
Let's see.
They look nice.
Wear those.
No, they're not my style.
They're way better than the tacky poop-colored ones you had earlier.
Don't ever wear stuff like that.
I hate that color.
Then, did you tell me to throw that shoe away because--
Because it was tacky and poop-colored.
Not because it was dangerous?
I never said it was dangerous.
If you don't like those, wear these.
No.
I'm going to choose exactly the same one as earlier.
Just wear them. The store's going to close soon.
Forget it.
Thank you for coming to our store.
My goodness.
I didn't even get to buy my shoes because you were being so fussy.
If we had more time,
I would never have bought these.
Well, that's too bad.
Every place has a closing time.
I bought you the new shoes, so start working from tomorrow.
Let's get the facts straight.
You picked whatever you wanted, and I'm the one who bought them.
And I'm not going to work at your hotel.
What are you going to make me do there anyway?
You'll be consoling the ones who closed the doors with frustration.
Closed what doors?
Closed the doors to their lives.
Death.
Mr. Kim Byeong-du.
I've come to escort you.
You've started a long journey.
I hope you safely cross the bridge of the Samdo River.
When people die in this world, most of them cross the bridge
over the Samdo River
and go to another world.
But some souls fail to find their way there.
You also saw some of them.
Those who foolishly stay in this world
even when their lives here have ended.
Just like how you're standing here
even when the department store has already closed?
Good metaphor.
You understood it very well.
Those who come to my hotel
are souls who got lost on their way to the afterlife.
So you're saying your hotel guests are all ghosts.
And that's why you made me see them.
Come to Hotel del Luna.
You'll be safe if you stay by my side.
The most dangerous thing you can do is to try and run away without permission.
Don't do it.
Koo Chan-sung, wear your new shoes tomorrow
and make sure you get on subway Line Four.
Jang Man-wol.
I told you to refer to me as your boss. Call me "Ms. Jang."
What about you?
Where do you stand?
Is your door not shut yet?
Or are you one of those hanging around after their doors are shut?
You're not a normal human being like me.
I can tell that much from what I experienced today.
You said those who hold deep grudges can kill people.
You said you could kill me.
Does that make you a vengeful ghost too?
The one
standing right beside you now is probably a vengeful ghost.
You shut your mouth right away.
I knew it. You're totally my cup of tea.
Gosh, I'm...
"A vengeful ghost"?
Here you go. I'll give you more.
Let's eat. Come here.
Come on.
Kitties, eat more.
Yun-seo.
Meow.
A big cat. You're a big cat.
Yun-seo.
What were you staring at?
Meow. I saw a big cat.
I was so worried about you.
Is this tree alive or dead?
It hasn't grown a single leaf or flower for over a millennium.
Does it mean it's dead?
Where do you stand?
Is your door not shut yet?
Or are you one of those hanging around after their doors are shut?
It is still alive.
You said
that this tree is like your second self.
Right, so can we say that I am alive?
I prepared a great bottle of champagne for you.
Would you like some now?
Sure, not just a bottle though. I want a whole crate.
Someone's here.
A very special guest is here.
I should go welcome the guest.
Ms. Jang, wasn't that a tiger?
It's dangerous
for a soul of a mystical creature to be wandering like that.
Did you kick out the tiger?
Can't you do your job better?
You should've sensed it and welcomed the guest.
I've been working here for almost 60 years
but never seen a tiger coming as a guest.
Do your job properly.
A ton of ghosts want to work here to stay in the living realm.
If you have complaints, just get on the bus to the afterlife.
I won't stop you.
I got Koo Chan-sung involved because I'm bad at my job, you know.
I'm not that competent, but I'm quite lucky.
Did you die young because you're so lucky?
Gosh, she's so mean.
Ms. Jang, I'll work harder!
DEAR KOO CHAN-SUNG, HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Hey, when did you get here?
Didn't you say you were going somewhere?
I was so excited when you told me you'd stay at my place,
then disappointed thinking you were leaving again.
Hey, let's have a welcome party.
What do you want to drink? Beer, hard liquor, or soju, pick one.
Why are you all quiet?
Chan-sung.
Hey, Chan-sung.
You're not even answering me. Let's have beer, then.
YOU'VE BEEN HIRED BY HOTEL DEL LUNA
Does that make you a vengeful ghost too?
Was that too mean?
I saw a glamorous sign flashing,
and it was covered with ivy on the outside.
It was a fabulous-looking hotel.
"Hotel del Luna."
It looks more ordinary than I expected.
Is it closed during the day?
I scared you, didn't I?
You're not dead.
-No. -Look at our rates and decide.
ROOM RATES
Your rooms are ridiculously expensive.
Yes. They're very expensive, aren't they?
But we must abide by our rules, so no discount is allowed.
You sound like you don't want me as a guest.
With that amount of money, you can stay at the five-star hotel nearby.
I would've done that if I had come here as a guest,
but I'm not here as a guest.
"Dear Koo..."
You're the new manager, Mr. Koo Chan-sung.
I haven't accepted the position. I'm just visiting.
Ms. Jang is waiting for you.
You can go up this way, Mr. Manager.
I'm not a manager.
Okay, sure. This way, please.
Are there no guests at the moment?
All the rooms are full.
But it's quiet because most of them are asleep.
It's more ordinary than what I've heard.
I've heard this hotel has a sealike outdoor pool and a rooftop bar.
We take pride in those two facilities.
So you actually have them?
Would you like to take a look,
Mr. Manager?
No, thanks. I don't need to see them.
And I told you I'm not the manager of this hotel.
Then shall I call you Chan-sung?
Mr. Koo Chan-sung.
Ms. Jang is waiting for you.
You can think that it's around 3 a.m. here now
for a regular hotel.
He said all the rooms are occupied.
So, they're all occupied by ghosts?
I'm a human
just like you.
She's been alive...
ever since then...
until now?
She'll be here soon.
Excuse me.
Have you been working here for a long time?
I started working here when I turned 40.
So it's been over 30 years.
What? 30 years?
I'm the only person who ages in this hotel.
And now, you'll be taking over my job.
For 30 years?
Does that mean I need to be here until I become that old?
Why are you so late?
You're not wearing the shoes I picked out for you yesterday.
Those shoes are too flashy to wear
at the hotel I currently work at.
I just dropped by. I need to go to work soon.
The girl wearing sunglasses must've gone easy on you.
You're the one who made her follow me around?
You made her follow me around when she has no grudge against me?
Oh, that.
She's hovering around the person she's had a connection with.
Once they form a connection,
the connection automatically lasts forever.
Do you think I'm a wireless router or something?
That's a great metaphor.
You understand things very well. I'm starting to like you even more.
I don't want you to like me.
And I hate seeing those ghosts.
You need to see them.
And you'd better get used to it.
Those ghosts will be your guests from now on.
Is this a new kind of religion or something?
Is this a house owned by a shaman who takes care of ghosts?
It's a hotel.
It's even registered at the Jung-gu District office.
JUNG-GU DISTRICT OFFICE, SEOUL
BUSINESS REGISTRATION HOTEL DEL LUNA
I searched the web all night to find the hotel website.
But I couldn't find
a single website or post regarding Hotel del Luna.
Of course, you couldn't find a hotel website.
I told you that this hotel isn't for humans.
You said this place consoles ghosts, right?
Then what kind of services do you provide for your guests?
Exorcism?
We don't perform an exorcism.
We comfort them.
It's the room service.
Eat everything you couldn't eat while you were alive.
We have all kinds of food you want.
Sir.
Do you feel warm now?
I'll burn the firewood for you
until you become warm.
You're even reading the original copies now.
You'll soon end up reading every single book in this room.
Study as much as you want.
I'll get you whatever book you want to read.
Thank you.
Hotel del Luna is a place where souls who used to be humans
come to rest and do things that they failed to fulfill
while they were alive.
In other words, it's a place where they comfort themselves.
Humans are not the only ones who need that.
Ghosts need to do it too in order to leave with no regrets.
The guests are ghosts, so the manager should be a ghost as well.
Why do you need someone who's human?
Because there are things that only humans can do.
Register our business at the district office, pay taxes,
receive hygiene inspections, and so on.
There are so many things you have to do.
I want to deal with this like a normal human being.
This is the money I've saved up to pay you back.
It's the money you gave my dad, plus interest.
Take this and let me go.
You saved up quite a lot.
You're very diligent and clever.
I guess I won't need to worry about losing money.
I'll take it since you gave it to me.
Then that means we're even.
I'll be off now.
Okay.
I was actually waiting for you so we could leave together.
Let's go.
I didn't plan on leaving with you.
You're going to leave by yourself?
Yes.
Okay, then.
Go ahead.
The third floor, please.
Okay.
Why?
Why am I still seeing ghosts?
I paid you back, so I shouldn't be seeing them anymore.
You just paid back what you owe me.
And what I gave you was a birthday gift.
You should
cherish it.
Are you kidding me?
How do you expect me to live a normal life when I can see ghosts?
Then I guess you have no choice but to work here.
Return my eyes back to normal.
I'm going to head out. What do you say?
Are you going to come with me?
Stay here if you don't want to.
Let's continue our conversation
once we're out of here.
The new guy looks very weakhearted. I'm starting to get worried.
He looks very courageous to me.
I was more scared of Ms. Jang than the ghosts.
But
he seems to have no trouble talking to Ms. Jang.
That's because he doesn't know why Ms. Jang
is the owner of this place.
Hurry.
Among all the ghosts here, she's the scariest and the most awful.
-This is your car, right? -Today,
I'm going to drive this one.
Do you own all these cars?
I already told you that all our guests are ghosts.
Do you think they drove here?
You have a lot of fancy cars.
Do I look like a human now that you see I have a sports car?
I guess you earn
a lot of money by comforting the dead souls.
You hate that you're seeing ghosts,
but you like fancy things like this car, don't you?
Don't you want to work for me?
I can't understand how you can accumulate wealth
by comforting them in a supernatural sense.
You began to take interest in the hotel's profit structure.
I should have shown you my cars first instead of the ghosts.
I'm not interested.
Why are you laughing?
I find it funny that a ghost wears a seat belt.
I will drive you to your destination.
But you must fix my eyes.
Why are you snickering?
I just
find it funny that you believe that I'm going to fix your eyes.
We had a deal.
If you don't fix my eyes, I can't work.
Right, you can't go to work
because you need to take care of something else now.
Where are we going now?
To catch a tiger.
You're kidding, right?
This was...
the tiger's life.
Can a tiger stay at your hotel?
It's a mystical creature, so yes.
This was the last Siberian tiger which was captured on the Korean Peninsula.
I remember watching the news about receiving the tiger
from North Korea as a gift.
The tiger neither got along with other tigers,
nor mated with others.
The tiger stayed alone until the last moment.
The tiger is dead,
but they made it look like it's alive...
and put it on display here.
I'm not dead.
I still haven't died.
I'm just here.
Sir, did you have the same nightmare again?
It was the chairman of the hotel I work at who brought the tiger from North Korea.
He received it as a token of their friendship
during his visit a long time ago.
Is that so?
But you said you were looking for the tiger.
Why did you come to eat red bean porridge?
Is this restaurant relevant to the tiger?
Red bean porridge is the tiger's favorite food.
Isn't it only natural that the porridge comes to mind
when I think about the tiger?
I don't get how that's natural.
You just wanted to have red bean porridge, didn't you?
This restaurant was on The Guys Who Died After Eating.
Kim Jun-hyun...
Him again.
He ate five balls of sticky rice cake all at once.
That guy. He's not an ordinary man.
How many can you eat at once?
I told you I had to go to work.
I don't have time to eat this right now.
You must take your time to eat this porridge.
If you eat this in a hurry, the hot rice cakes will burn your mouth.
I gave you the money.
Since you accepted the money,
please fix my eyes.
A long time ago,
do you know why a rice cake seller was eaten by a tiger?
The seller gave away the rice cake too easily
when the tiger said that it could save his life.
That's why he was eaten alive.
The seller should have negotiated first.
Then I would have to live with the woman with sunglasses forever?
No, bring her to my hotel.
I can let her stay there for a few days and send her to the afterlife.
Well, if she lived a good life, she could go in a limousine.
THE SAMDO RIVER
THIS LIFE
THE AFTERLIFE
I heard that there will be a new manager at the hotel.
Yes,
I will retire soon.
I plan to go on a lot of fishing trips.
You don't
have that much time left.
Does that mean I don't have much time left in this world?
I should start to get things in order then.
I won't work at your hotel.
I've been offered a job from 3 of the top 100 hotels
listed on Forbes.
Hotel del Luna
doesn't need a manager with the Harvard MBA like me.
You don't need an MBA.
You can see ghosts now.
You're perfect for my hotel.
And what was that? Forbes?
I'm sure they wanted to hire you
when they didn't know you could see ghosts.
If you don't work at our hotel,
the only thing you can become is a shaman.
You could be a comedian if you know how to eat the whole bread at once.
Will you perform an exorcism?
I can get used to it.
Once I get used to seeing ghosts, I can get used to ignoring them.
Is that so?
Shall we check if you can...
ignore them?
Go get the coffee.
Just like you said, if you can ignore all of them
and bring the coffee without spilling a drop,
I will believe you.
You can barely bring a cup of coffee.
Do you think those posh hotels will want you?
But when will the new manager start working?
Once he starts here,
will you leave the hotel right away, Mr. No?
He's been stuck here for a long time now.
Now, you'll get to live your life.
Come visit us sometimes
and tell us what's going on in the realm of the living.
What good will that do for us, the dead souls?
Have fun
and come back much later.
You should work on emptying all your sorrows
and walk over to the afterlife for a new beginning.
I hoped to send all of you off myself during my time here,
but that was only wishful thinking.
Without you, who will help manage her bad temper?
The new manager doesn't seem trustworthy yet.
Where is everyone?
I was saying goodbye to everyone since I'll be leaving soon.
Seon-bi, you passed the State Exam when you were alive, right?
Yes, ma'am.
-Just so you know-- -Zip it.
Isn't that better than the modern-day Harvard MBA?
The MBA doesn't even hold a candle to it.
Ms. Choe.
You said you lived in a mansion that had 99 rooms, correct?
Yes, ma'am.
I had countless employees.
And you?
I was the richest and attended the top school
in the whole Gyeongseong.
Right? Before you guys died,
you were way better off than Koo Chan-sung.
He thinks he's something because of that joke of a Forbes list.
Darn it!
Ms. Jang, just like last time,
I'm afraid I'll have to check into the hospital for a few days.
Are you not feeling well?
When will that Koo Chan-sung be here?
He claimed he could endure it, so I let him.
He'll crack in a few days though.
He's just too weak, you see.
Now that there's another living human to take your spot,
I'll let you as I agreed.
Enjoy your last moments as a living human being
and move on.
He's been serving her for decades.
Would it have killed her to seem more concerned?
I look forward to working with you.
Nice to meet you.
THE FOUR SEASONS OF BAEKDU MOUNTAIN
SIBERIAN TIGER IN BAEKDU MOUNTAIN
Stay calm. You just have to ignore it.
Mr. Koo!
That's right.
My clients are VIPs from abroad,
not ghosts.
Mr. Koo?
Don't make a sound.
If I keep quiet, she'll leave me alone just like before.
Please come and say hello.
What do I do? I already looked at them,
so I can't simply turn around.
But if I make a sound,
this ghost will take her shades off and come at me.
Mr. Koo?
How can I not answer my boss, though?
But I don't think I can ignore the ghost if she takes off her sunglasses.
So...
I'll...
What was that?
I thought you were going to ignore it?
Instead, you splashed into the water.
What about the next time?
Will you jump off the roof?
If I do, I'll be going to your hotel as a guest.
I won't go there again before then.
I'll ignore whatever I see.
What's this?
I guess you couldn't ignore this.
You're curious
about what happened to this last Siberian tiger.
What happened to him?
Let's go find out.
Ring the bell.
This makes no sense.
He is the chairman of the hotel I work for.
A mere employee can't just pay a visit to his chairman's house.
Why not?
You said yourself that you were scouted, right?
Where's your pride?
Let me call his secretary and receive permission to-- Hey!
It's the first time an employee has come to see me in my sickbed.
I heard you were ill, sir.
I wanted to show my respect. But I apologize for visiting so abruptly.
No need to apologize.
Anyway, is she your wife?
Yes, she wanted to show her respect too.
Well, you seem to be a couple in love.
I've stayed only in my room ever since I fell sick.
There was no one to talk to either, so this is fun.
She must be looking for the bathroom.
Hey, this looks expensive.
Is it authentic? Tell me.
She lived abroad for so long
that she speaks casually with everyone.
Is that so?
You should sit back down.
You must have an eye for paintings.
This is a painting
by a famous North Korean artist.
When I visited the North, they gave it to me as a gift
along with a Siberian tiger.
We saw the tiger on display, sir.
So that tiger...
I brought him here from North Korea,
but he didn't mate while he lived here
and ended up dying as a lonesome soul.
Because there's no need for him to leave anything meaningful here.
Everything that is precious to him
lies in a place he can't go back to.
That's why I feel sorry for him.
I keep seeing the tiger in my dreams.
The one who brought him here, should return him.
But the stuffed tiger has already become a symbol
of exchanges between the two Koreas.
It's not up to me to get rid of it
or send it back.
I guess this photo will be the only proof
of the time I've spent working at this hotel.
Will she remember a mere human being like me
who's just passing by here?
The tiger was definitely next to the chairman.
Why did you let it get away instead of catching it?
It didn't want to come with me. I can't force it.
It looks like it's waiting until the chairman dies.
Is the tiger making the chairman ill?
If that's the case, it's really dangerous.
We don't have time to eat hoe right now.
I looked at Baekdu Mountain earlier, so I suddenly craved hoe.
You looked at a mountain. Why are you craving fish?
The anthem goes, "Baekdu Mountain and East Sea."
They come as a set.
It's only natural to crave seafood when you see Baekdu Mountain.
You just wanted to have hoe.
I don't care what it is.
A ghost is torturing a human. We must go back.
Sure.
You do have to go back there.
Go and tell the chairman that you can get rid of the tiger
in return for something.
In return for what?
The expensive painting we saw earlier.
In return for that.
What?
He'll give it to you if you tell him he's sick because of the tiger.
That old geezer is loaded.
Now, I understand how you make profits with your hotel.
You extort money from people who are suffering because of ghosts.
Is it in my job descriptions as a human manager?
That's right.
It will be your job from now on.
I won't scam people like that.
Is this how you conned my dad too?
I saved your dad's life.
And in exchange, I got you.
That's why I'm protecting you too.
Without me by your side,
you'll be dead.
The vengeful ghost will torture me?
I think you've done that enough yourself.
I've made good on my promise to you.
I'm going back to my human life.
Take off your sunglasses if that's what you want.
I even saw a tiger. Nothing can scare me now!
I'm not scared of you now.
Take them off!
I've been waiting and wondering when you'd come.
You said you've worked there for 30 years.
Did that woman force you to work there for 30 years?
No.
It was my decision to work at the hotel.
You spent half of your life working at a place like that?
Because Hotel del Luna was worth my time.
I don't understand its worth.
I don't want to extort
billions of won from the chairman under her instruction.
And I don't think I can either.
Hotel del Luna
can't be explained by the logic of the human world.
The value of money and power seems different at the hotel.
That's why I can't possibly judge
what Ms. Jang does for the hotel by our human standards.
I'm sure you hate the hotel
and don't want to face it right now.
I'm sure you want to avoid it.
However, if you gather your courage and face it,
you might be able to find
the worth of the hotel, just like I did.
Chan-sung.
What are you doing there alone?
I'm having a conversation.
By yourself?
He must be lonely.
Through your job, you'll find out
a secret world that no one else knows about.
Don't you think it will be fun?
Oh!
Mr. No.
Ms. Jang.
Mr. No is here as a guest.
Ms. Jang.
I worked here every day,
but it feels weird to come here as a guest.
Are you dead?
I'm sorry.
I lost my life while I was out.
I finally let you go.
You probably didn't have a chance to live like a human being.
As I served my guests here,
I lived a meaningful life in my own way.
A long time ago, when I wanted to end my life...
If I hadn't met you that day,
my life would have been short and pitiable.
I'm really glad
that I could stay at Hotel del Luna.
Glad, my foot.
You couldn't even make a family who would remember you.
As I was the only one who got older at this hotel,
you were my sister,
my daughter,
and my granddaughter.
Now that you have a reliable replacement,
I can leave without worries.
Since...
I can't die,
I can't tell you that we'll meet again someday...
or something like that.
I hope
that your time will start running once again someday.
I apologize for coming back so late at night.
I needed to say something important.
Is it about the tiger?
The woman you were with earlier.
Ms. Jang Man-wol came by to see me.
Did she tell you
that the tiger was wandering around you?
I brought him here, and he could never go back home.
I've always been sorry for him because it felt like I was keeping his soul here
even after his life ended.
Come out.
Stop staying in that body as if you were still alive.
Come out.
I'll help you leave.
As a punishment for bringing over the tiger,
she said she had to take my painting.
I know it's hard to believe,
but the tiger wasn't just your dream.
I gave the painting to her.
If I could atone for what I did,
I could give up even more than that.
The painting was of Baekdu Mountain.
The mountain and the tiger
are part of a set.
I wonder why I never thought of that.
The place you wish to go to
no longer exists in this world.
However, the man who brought you here provided a place for you to stay.
Go...
and rest in peace.
Excuse me.
I know where you should go.
I'll take you there.
I always avoided you because I hated having you on my tail.
Come to think of it, I never asked you why you were following me.
I thought about it.
I know you couldn't see when you were alive, but maybe you can now.
Stop thinking that you can't,
and take another look.
See?
Your eyes are back.
THE FOUR SEASONS OF BAEKDU MOUNTAIN
Because there's no need for him to leave anything meaningful here.
Everything that is precious to him
lies in a place he can't go back to.
Did the tiger return safely to Baekdu Mountain?
I'm sorry I was mistaken about you.
That's right.
The chairman said a burden on your heart is what makes you sick.
I'M SORRY I WAS MISTAKEN ABOUT YOU
SENT
There. It's a decent thing to do.
Please don't.
-You shouldn't touch things like this. -My goodness.
I'm so sorry.
Just ignore it.
You can do this.
FROM KOO CHAN-SUNG
She's not replying.
Excuse me?
Is the pool still open?
Yes, ma'am. It's open even during the nights these days.
It's this way...
Got it. Thank you.
If you get attacked by those who hold deep grudges,
you could end up getting killed.
You should learn to differentiate them.
The tiger has returned safely to Baekdu Mountain,
and I'm here to forgive you in person.
Thank you.
I envy trees.
They don't have to wander around.
It must be nice to just put down roots and settle down.
What?
You'll build a house for me with this tree?
Forget it.
I don't plan on building a house and living with you.
You woke up.
Ms. Jang is waiting for you, Mr. Manager.
I told you I'm not the manager...
It's your first time here at night, right?
This is what Hotel del Luna really looks like.
Through your job, you'll find out
a secret world that no one else knows about.
Don't you think it will be fun?
Ms. Jang is here.
This is what it was like to have a warm body
with a beating heart.
Did you cast a spell on me or something?
Is that why I dreamed about you?
Koo Chan-sung. I thought you were weak,
but you're actually very healthy.
Do you know what Ms. Jang was like when she was alive?
Leaves have sprouted.
Your time will start flowing again.
Let's get Mr. Koo out of the hotel.
If he goes crazy and roams around like a madman,
he won't be able to come here even though he sees ghosts.
Subtitle translation by Wayne Ryu