-=There are nearly 1 million people in this world who are fighting with Myelodysplastic Syndrome along with their families. =-
-=As there is still no medicine developed to cure this disease in a lot of cases it develops into acute leukemia.=-
-=We pray that a medicine would be developed as soon as possible and dedicate this movie to those who suffer from this disease and their families.=-
-= Snow in Sea Breeze= -
Driver!
You waited so long, didn't you? Sorry. I fell asleep in the bus.
Order something! I'll go and order.
No. I'll do it.
Today there was something I wanted to give you
I'd made it myself but I lost it in the boss
Really?
Son Mi...
I have something to say.
Ha, say it!
Let's break up!
-= Nam Ko Chi =-
Sonbae, you are here?! I have looked everywhere for you.
What's up?
Dol Mi is acting strange. Hurry up!
They have changed the tank water today, right?
Yes. Why?
Go and take the water analyser.
So picky!
Is it because there are 2 Bettas? It's so sensitive.
It's like this coz it's alone and separated from others.
Because it feels lonely.
But we can't put them together. They will fight right away.
Over there?
I mean you over there! Ramyun!
Why do you keep looking stealthily?
No, well ... I'm not looking stealthily
I liked the sound of that song.
But it must be a toy.
Excuse me, what is the name of that song?
Coz I want to listen to the complete song.
Oppa, please get up!
Dad,
I
am afraid of tomorrow's coming
very much.
Ah! Be careful! Something horrible could have happened!
Hey, you ...
Excuse me!
Ah, what..
It's cold.
Oh, you started working so early!
You came? Want some coffee sis?
No, no, I'll do it! You want some too?
No, I can't drink coffee.
Sis. You have changed your perfume, right?
It's Darfin, right?
You are awesome. You are the only person who can recognize such things.
By the way, how was yesterday?
Yesterday?
Well, nothing...
What’s this answer?
You made him a fragrance and were waiting for good news!
Why? He didn't like the perfume?
No. I lost it.
The test results are not bad.
Just...
the cell count’s too low.
I'll prescribe some medicine take them on time
and be careful about having a cold.
I am alive.
I'm going. Thank you very much.
Aren't you hungry? I haven't had anything either, let's eat together.
No. I'll be late for work.
By the way, have you been to see my father?
Someone had brought my father's favorite flowers.
Not much is left to his memorial. I just went to see him.
Here it is!
A pot flower.
This. Put it in your car.
I have raised it myself at work.
Indian Clove. Its fragrance travels ten thousand Km.
Well. Thank you!
Get back in!
Do the 50 m route again!
Hey Lee Sang Woo!
Sit!
We started swimming together at high school
One is now a coach
And one is still a swimmer.
How does it feel to play with the new kids?
Entertaining?
If it was just an entertainment I would have already stopped.
Why did you call me? If you have anything to say.
I have heard that you have become the manager at the aquarium.
Your income should be enough.
We are nearly 30. Let's focus on one thing only.
Stop swimming!
Shouldn't one earn enough to eat in this world?
I do eat well and live well now too. Don't bother yourself.
Don't you want to get married. You have to think of your patents too.
After you got married.
Then I'll think about it.
I'm off! Don't bother me!
Just do it! I'll pack my things and come and live in your house.
I'm going.
It's cold.
Is it a couple thing?
Han Pool Combination Institute Combination Specialist Kim Son Mi
There's ... no one, right?
Oh, got so frightened!
Who...?
Can't you remember me?
Yesterday at Han river banks ...
You are alive!
Yes, well... Thanks to you!
This. You left it behind yesterday.
You make drugs?
Yes, well... How did you find this place?
The visit card under the box.
There was a visit card attached to it so I thought it must be an important object.
I could have just called But I thought you might be here so I came.
But this is not a toy It's a music box.
Ah, right. This is a music box. Music box. Right?
-Yes. -Music box.
-Well, get back to your job please. -Yes.
Excuse me!
Have you had dinner?
It's ... porridge!
You don't ... like porridge?
But this place looks like an ointment lab.
It's a fragrance lab, we make perfumes. Perfumes. Shampoos. Cosmetics.
Ah ... perfume!
You have a cool job.
What shampoo do you use?
I have been curious for a while the smell is special.
My job is making perfumes so I am somehow sensitive.
I don't use shampoo. I just use the soap I have at home.
It seems you don't make soap here.
Thanks for the music box. It's a very precious thing to me.
It's bruised.
Have you fought?
No. It's nothing. I'm weak. I get bruised easily.
Give me your hand.
Athletes use this. Tomorrow morning it will be gone.
Goodbye!
Yes, thank you! Drive carefully please!
Yes.
But ... will you lend me your hand for a bit?
-Hand? -Yes, hand!
Your hand is big and strong. Like my father's hand in the past.
What did you say?
Nothing. I'll go now. We will meet again later, right?
Ok! Let's meet again!
I'll go.
Here. Eat!
Granny!
You want Kimbab! How many?
-Give me two please! -OK!
Aigoo. Who is this?
You ... are Son Mi, right?
Our granny's memory is the best! Have you been well?
Of course!
You are such a beautiful young lady. Let me have a look. When did you get so pretty?
Granny!
-= Kim Woo Ho =-
Woo Ho!
Little Kid. You have become so pretty!
When I was a kid, I came here to fish with my dad!
Here is what you asked for!
Thanks pal! I looked for it a lot.
Whenever we took a photo we were sick.
How are you?
Why do you pretend not to know? Dr. Cho must have told you everything.
I have developed acute leukemia.
My situation is very bad.
How long will it take?
It seems you and I have a deep destiny.
Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
such a difficult name to remember.
What is this?
What can it be? My car keys!
I'll lend it to you for a bit. It was your wish to drive my car.
Really? You mean it sis?
Ha!
-= Building No. 63 =-
Softly!
Just push softly! Give it to me!
Sonbae! You have a guest!
Who is it?
It's a lady. Hurry up!
She has been waiting in the office for 30 minutes.
Here. Practice!
This is a prohibited area to outsiders!
I am sorry. I will make up for it. OK?
Really sorry.
What did you do? Really?
What's wrong?
I was gonna feed them. I ran into this lady. These are all useless.
We can make them again. Why are you over-reacting?
Sonbae!
What are you gonna do with these? I made them alone for an hour.
You have time, right?
Help me a little.
Are you always that good in using a knife?
Are you always this absent-minded?
Just call and then come! Give me some more squids.
A knife; I hadn't touched any but a toy one when I was a kid.
It's been a year since I started this job it naturally became like this.
So that's why your hands smell of fish.
They don't!
I wash my hands every day very carefully.
Your hands smell like my father's hands, you know?
My father was very good at fishing.
When I was sleeping he went night fishing
when he came back in the morning there were fishes this big in his basket.
Your hands smell just like my deceased father's hands.
Your father ... has passed away?
Maybe coz I made him worry a lot
he passed away when I was 11.
My mother passed away right after having me.
The music box you found that day
is my father's memento.
The last present my father gave me.
So why have you left such a precious thing unrepaired?
I have asked here and there
If they want to repair it they have to change all the parts. Maybe they don't know how to!
So I just keep it like an empty box. I think that's better.
Here. It's finished.
We are done, right?
Can I feed them with you?
Here, mama!
Like that time, will you push me again?
But ... why are you suddenly using friendly ...?
-Thinking of Sang Woo si. What are you doing Sang Woo si? -Working. I'm bored. -Shiritori. OK? (say a word with the last syllable of the previous word)
-ok ok ok!!! -copee?(Coffee)
-Pichook. (a type of porridge)
-Chookdo.
-Doma.
Son Mi: You had a hard time today, didn't you? Sang Woo: When I think of you, it's not hard at all. Son Mi: What are you doing tomorrow? Shall we go around? Sang Woo: OK!
- Son Mi si, Hi! - Hi!
- What are you doing? Not coming in? - Ha?
I'll come in. I have to come in.
Still it's the first time
shall I go buy some fruit or drinks or something?
When I see your behavior you seem to be very innocent.
Not innocent, But people call me pure often.
I don't know. Come in or not!
Ah, really. So hasty!
Oh! That's a Betta!
How long have you had it?
Pretty, isn't it?
About ... 3 years.
Why? It doesn't suit me?
Sort of.
Why? It's like me.
It's always alone and it fights well.
Be comfortable. I'll change and come back.
Hmm.
Hot table?
-= Patient ID =-
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Son Mi! Come out if you have changed, Hurry up!
Will you explain what this is?
Sang Woo si ...
I feel sleepy.
This patient
will be ok, right?
You are?
Just an acquaintance. Tell me please about her situation.
have you ever seen a doctor explain a patient’s situation to an acquaintance?
I ... like Son Mi a lot.
Please let me know.
An interesting friend. Look here. If we do as you say
regardless of the patient's feelings everyone can know where she is sick, what disease she has.
Is that possible?
What are you doing? Follow me.
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
to say it in easy words it's a prequel to leukemia.
It develops in very young people
in Son Mi's case it revealed itself when she wasn't even 10.
Her parent died of the same disease.
Just a minute. It's just that I can't understand well
How can a sick person live so normally?
It just looks normal and it hasn't still developed into leukemia.
A same-aged friend of hers who has the same disease
was recognized as an acute leukemia patient a while ago.
Without a bone marrow transplant, Seeing the ending of this year would be difficult.
We don't know when Son Mi would end up like that too.
-= Lee Hyon Ji =-
Let's leave the smoke
and go grab a coffee.
Do you regret meeting Hyon Ji?
Look at this brat! Do you get drunk on coffee?
Why do you ask such a thing?
- If it made you feel bad, just think you haven’t heard it. - It doesn't make me feel bad.
I was just shocked by you asking that.
What has happened?
Like what?
I just suddenly got curious.
It's the right place.
Just a minute.
You came?
What is this?
When I came last time I saw
that hot table was broken, I came to fix it
but the doors got locked.
I brought a key-maker he said the key-hole was rotten
he said a thief could enter too.
so I changed it with a strong one.
- What are you saying ...? - It's cold. Come in.
Ah, the pass code is 0707. It's my birthday.
Change it as you like later.
That day I heard everything from Professor Cho.
I got really frightened.
Because of Yesterday, I changed my mind.
Yesterday?
What day was yesterday?
Let's
take the way our hearts tell us to as much as it says.
I am so stupid that although I have heard about your disease I don't understand it well
but we can't let it become an obstacle between us.
I missed you ... a lot
it hurts more than my body's hurting.
You have finished work early.
You practice enough. Even watching it is fun.
I'll finish in half an hour. Go and wait in the office.
I told them you're coming.
Got it.
Athlete Lee, fighting!
Go in. Water will splash.
Fighting!
I have heard that you have been friends with Sang Woo si since high school.
Sang Woo told you about me?
This brat has told you everything.
Is that your wife?
So you are married.
That's Sang Woo's little sister.
So he hasn't told you about Hyon Ji!
A year after we got married she got very sick
last week was her anniversary.
I didn't know. I'm sorry.
Sang Woo has been acting strange these days.
- Yes? - He asked me a strange question all of a sudden.
if I regretted meeting her?
It was hard for me too but she was his little sister. It must have been very hard for him.
So after my wife passed away we haven’t ever talked about his little sister.
You ok?
You know
I ...
won't get sick.
I won't ever get sick
and will be healthy.
I promise.
-= Look here. =-
-= Let's get married. =-
What's up? Why didn't you come and stayed here?
What else? I was waiting for you.
Let's go somewhere and get warm first.
What is it?
You stay here.
I'll go alone and come back.
Don't.
Now is not a good time. Today ...
Today what? You have no plans.
I will see mother and father and do what I can.
Hello father, mother!
I am Kim Son Mi. I can come in, right?
It's so cold outside all my body is going numb.
I am against your marriage.
Why? I lost my daughter like that.
Where in the world is a parent who accepts a sick daughter-in-law?
I am so tired of sick people now. I don't even want to look at your face.
For me too Mother's words are ...
Listen to me to the end.
Sang Woo has suffered a lot for letting her sister go like that.
He has been like that since childhood
He is very empathic so he can't see his precious people being sick.
That's why I am against it.
My son might get hurt.
All your words are right.
Right?! What is right?
You are both really amazing.
You can see her tremble from the cold
you could have at least given her some hot water.
Let's go! Let's have the ceremony ourselves.
Sang Woo you brat! How can you say such a thing to your parents?
Nam Ko Chi
was beside Hyon Ji till the end
what did you tell him father?
You said thank you, right?
Because of Nam Ko Chi, Hyon Ji
had hope to live.
Both she and I are hope to each other
and the reason to live.
If you are thankful to Nam Ko chi as a father
then you don't even have the right to look him in the face.
Let's go!
Wife...
Are you ready?
Am I pretty?
Hmmm. Pretty!
- You're so pretty, my legs are shaking! - Lier!
My dad.
Sorry
that my daughter is not health like others. I am so shameful.
If my dad was here he would have said this.
Son Mi will be fine. I will stay beside her and take care of her.
If father was here I would have answered like this.
The food's not ready yet?
_ It's ready! Come fast! _ Ah!
Ah. Your vacation is finished, right?
- Next week you have to go back to the lab. - Hmmm.
That's right but next week your rating matches will begin. Should I take more times off?
What for? Don't worry and get back to work.
I don't like going back to work.
I think I was born to be a houswife.
I want to live taking care of Athlete Lee forever.
Whenever she talks Athlete, Athlete! I am an athlete outside. Am I an athlete here too?
Have you got a cold?
No. It just stuck in my throat.
Stuck in your throat? Last night you coughed in your sleep.
Will you really be ok?
I am fine. It's not a cold.
Thanks to my athlete Lee the house is so warm
When it's this warm even the pole's ice would melt.
It's OK. It's just a cold. Just a cold.
Son Mi si. I am starting the test.
Breathe deep enough.
Excuse me, how long will it take?
Yes? Not sure... Have you something important to do today?
Today my athlete Lee
No, my husband has a match to be sent to China.
I see. I got it. I will do it as fast as I can.
So let your body loose. I am inserting.
-= Men, Free Style, 400 Ms =- -= Lee Sang Woo Line 2 =-
-= Lee Sang Woo 1 =-
-= lee Sang Woo 1 =-
Before the match I looked for you, you weren't there.
I was hiding.
I was afraid I might distract you.
Anyway today my athlete Lee was the most charming.
But what did they say at the hospital? Did you have a test?
It's body pain coz of a cold. I had my medicine.
Why would a cold cause body pain?
It's not right. Let's go to the hospital again with me tomorrow. I will call Professor Cho.
No. That's not necessary. It is just a cold body pain.
I know my own body well.
I have been a doctor for 37 years.
For me more than good days I have had sad days.
The best day was when my most precious patient
walked down the aisle healthily and wore a wedding dress.
How happy would we be if only good days like this existed.
How was the result?
Alas!
The syndrome has developed to acute leukemia.
- Oh. It is dead. - What? Where?
- Here. This one's dead. - Is that a Betta?
- I just want to see Prof Cho! - You can't just go in like that!
Professor. Please talk to me for a minute.
Son Mi has disappeared.
Her clothes, her things, all have disappeared.
Where is Son Mi?
I am her guardian!
A husband who doesn't know his wife's situation! What guardian?!
Her situation?
What's wrong with my Son Mi?
Right now anyway the patient’s will has priority.
When with that situation she has packed and left her married life
whatever the reason it means she didn't want you to suffer.
Respect her decision.
That's better for her.
Woo Ho ...
It's me.
You OK?
You will endure, right?
I want to live.
Sang Woo si ...
I love you and to love you more ...
I want to live everyday like that day
I miss you Sang Woo si.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3
It's you!
I found her.
How?
Her aunt came to look for you at the pool.
There's a hospital in Tong Yong.
She had been hospitalized there when she was a child.
Here.
Sang Woo...
Kiddo!
It would be very difficult to see Son Mi si now.
It's been a month, she must have changed a lot.
I don't know if I had done the right thing.
Thanks.
I'll come back.
What are you doing here?
I am tired of this hide and seek game. Let’s stop!
Sang Woo si, I ...
Put your finger print here. Hurry up!
Don't do this! I can't! How can I do that?
Are you stupid? Don't you understand by seeing me like this?
A little later, like Woo Ho, I too...
Don't you remember the promise you made to me on the bus that day?
Yuo said you won't get sick.
You said you'd be healthy.
That promise will be valid forever so don't have any other thoughts.
Put your print here and keep this in mind.
From the moment you do we will be together to the end.
Forever.
Got it!
-= Marriage Registration Form =-
Hello! This medical herb...?
You got full this soon?
My stomach is wiered.
You have to eat more.
Here. Drink this. One shot!
Here!
Not this one. Another one!
Strawberry!
Give it!
-= Healthy Diet =-
But Sang Woo si has been here all this time?
Except once a month that my aunt comes, everyday!
Sang Woo si is awesome!
Where does he sleep?
On a folding bed here.
Sometimes we sleep together on the bed too.
You don't know how tight and well-formed is my Sang Woo si's chest, do you?
- Right. We don't know! - Mine too!
What I asked for?
You don't need to ask. We have brought it. Give it.
- It was very difficult to find it. - Oenni, thank you!
Sang Woo si, what is it?
Everyone must be hungry. You should eat!
No, we are ok. We have to go now.
Then do that please.
Continue ... being here.
He is so cute!
No matter how much I think today it doesn't work!
I will stay. Anyway today ...
No. Don't do this.
It's just one day a month. Have fun and come back.
Don't drink a lot.
Right. I want to spend some time with my niece after a long time. Have fun comfortably and come back.
Then I'll come back.
Take good care of Son Mi.
See you later.
Is it very difficult?
What difficulty?
You are still trying the traditional herbal medicine, right?
Is she better?
Not yet! We have to wait and see.
Just wait. It will sure have some result.
Your China game permission has arrived.
You can't go, right?
I have no reason for a match now.
First I have to save Son Mi.
That's my first priority.
You announce my rejection for me.
Let's drink.
Alcohol smell.
Why are you here instead of sleeping? Waiting for me?
I wasn't sleepy, I missed you too.
But you came so early.
If I hadn't
you wanted to tremble here all night till morning?
You never listen to me!
I missed you, what could I do?
When you're not here I am nervous and afraid.
I want to see it snow.
Winter is almost gone, It's like I haven't seen it snow even once.
Do you know snow has a smell too?
It has a smell?
It does. It has a smell.
The smell of wet alleys the smell of the sea in winter
A mixed smell of everything.
Let's go out!
Where?
To see snow.
Thanks.
I don't think I'd ever forget this.
Son Mi. Son Mi.
The blast cells are crowding up.
The problem is they are increasing much faster than her friend Woo Ho's case.
Any treatment?
There's only one. Bone marrow transplant.
Bring her to the hospital at once. If not your wife will die.
Did I have to change hospital again?
and in such a sudden manner?
Prof Cho is here!
Are you sad you couldn't say goodbye to the staff there?
When you get better later we will go and greet them.
Eat more. You haven’t had anything for 2 days.
Don't want to. I don't want to eat anymore.
Here. Say ahhh. Just 3 more spoons.
Are you a 3-year-old kid?
Please show pertinacity when it's worth it.
If you are here with prof Cho's help we might find the bone marrow more easily.
Pertinacity?
What pertinacity?
They say have a test and I do. They say take medicine and I do.
I have lived my whole life doing what others say like a slave. What pertinacity?
Does someone like me have a reason for pertinacity? There's none.
It's difficult. I sense the glare of those who worry I might die.
and accept their sympathy
I'd rather die now.
I heard about you from son-in-law Nam.
Said you were looking for a donor.
They help those seeking donors.
Thank you father.
Let's see your hands.
Your hands are so pretty.
You must be have been so sad we didn't come to the wedding.
Yes, very much.
That day I really wanted to see you mother.
I haven't still given my permission to you two.
And I have no thought of helping you too.
So to live or to die you two have to endure it.
When you got healthy, after that let's smile and meet again.
This is my request.
Mother!
I'm going.
Mother.
Can you please hug me once?
Make your heart strong and endure my child.
-= Akita - 1 month later =-
Shall I buy you something hot?
No.
He said he'll be here soon so let's wait.
Sang Woo si.
-Hello. Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
You waited long, didn't you?
I had to pick up my daughter so it got late.
Son Mi si?
This is Yobon Hyang Japan office manager, Kim Gwang Sook.
He helped us a lot in finding the donor. Say hello.
Hello Son Mi si!
I congratulate you two.
Thank you.
We received great help from
father's working in Japan for 30 years.
Wait a minute.
They wanted to get in contact
when you arrived in japan.
Excuse me, just a minute. Please stop the car.
There's so much wind. Aren't you cold?
When we are like this it feels cozy, I like it.
When was the last time it snowed here?
Snow? I am so tired of hearing this word.
It has been sunny for a week now I don't think it has snowed.
Don't worry. It will very soon snow a lot.
We still have time before meeting them
You want to go around?
- Really? Can we? - Of course!
Here in Akita we will do as you like.
Except for not accepting the bone marrow anything is possible.
Se Mi, you want to play with oenni?
Now everything will be OK.
Well, first tell her we are very thankful.
Ask her if she has marr...
You want to ask a girl that question?
No, no. Just a minute.
The patient wanted me to give this to you.
It's Indian clove.
She has raised it herself and wanted to convey her thankfulness.
It's very beautiful Thank you very much.
She says it's very precious and she is thankful.
- Oh! - What's wrong?
I think we have a flat tire.
I have some tools in the trunk. Just wait a minute. I will call someone.
He says not to use it anymore.
It's a very old model all the inside must change. It's difficult.
Ask him once more.
This is very important. It's Son Mi's father's last memento.
Ask him to fix it anyway. Ask him once more.
- Really? - Yes.
It might take some time.
What did he say?
It will take some time.
Thank you. Thank you very much.
Ah, I wanted to give you e present I almost forgot.
Present?
My bag's there.
This?
Open it.
It's perfume.
How long have you been making this?
It's been a while.
I made it every morning hidden in the nurses' room.
Have you given it a name?
Sea snow.
Shake it.
Like it.
Thanks ... really!
I don't have any?
I'll show you my present after you got the transplant and came out.
Really? It seems like you have a hidden card.
Expect something good.
Mrs. Kim. Are you ready?
Just a minute. Just a minute is enough.
You have the confidence of accepting the bone marrow well, right?
Hmmm.
It's going on smoothly.
Yes. We don't need to worry.
They said her body accepted the transplant completely. Congratulations Sang Woo si.
It did.
They won't say otherwise later, right?
Have you been deceived all your life? Believe me!
Now Son Mi si will live for sure.
My lady ...
You did a great job! You suffered a lot!
Manager Kim. Please lend me your car keys.
Car keys, why?
Son Mi's present.
I told her I'll give it after the transplant.
Present? Then I'll go and get it.
No. I want to do it myself.
Really? Here they are!
I fixed it well. Have a look.
Thank you grandfather.
Why is your heart so cold?
Why is he really ... so cold? Somebody do something.
Granny!
It's raining outside.
-= 1 Year later =-
A few days ago I had a strange dream.
You and I were walking in a snowy mountain road
At the end of the road with your soft voice you said
"it's time for us to separate"
"Our paths are different so from here on let's go our own ways."
If it was real, I wouldn't have let you go ever.
coz I don't even want to think otherwise.
But in my dream I was different.
I smiled and told you
"Be careful on your way! "
At this moment that I'm writing this letter too
when I think of that moment, my heart gets heavy.
Son Mi, my beloved lady!
From now on, let's never get separated during the time we still have.
Not even a day, not even a moment;
let's not let go of each other’s hand.
- We will meet again later, right? - OK!