The Tale of Nokdu (조선로코 - 녹두전)

ALL CHARACTERS, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCIDENTS

PORTRAYED IN THIS DRAMA ARE FICTITIOUS

Honey!

She is doing it again.

Is someone coming for an exile?

Aengdu, stop eating

and listen to me.

What is it?

I have

to do something outside of this island.

So?

What I am saying is, I cannot marry you.

So, you go and tell Master that we cannot get married.

Hey!

No.

You promised with my dad that we will get married.

That is only because I wanted him to teach me martial arts.

How is a little kid like you so strong?

Goodness!

Master!

There you are, my son-in-law.

Have some of this.

What are you two doing out here?

Dad, Nok-du said that he will not marry me.

-Hey! -What?

That is not what I meant.

I just meant to say that Aengdu is too young right now.

That will not be an issue.

You are also the youngest one among the lads,

which is perfect.

You two are perfect for each other!

Right, perfect for each other.

-Darn... -Nok-du!

Nok-du!

My goodness.

Your house is in trouble!

Father!

Who are you?

Father! Hwang-tae!

Are you okay?

Who are you?

Why are you here?

Go! Leave!

No!

No!

Father, they came to harm us.

No need to fight. We just need to flee.

-Do not try to find out more. -What do you mean?

I cannot just let them go.

Nok-du!

It will be over if we leave. Just forget about all of this.

Father, I know everything.

This is all because...

It is all because of me. I committed a crime.

So...

No.

It is all because of me.

Why we have been hiding on this island, why we are trying to run away now,

and why Mother passed away,

all of that is

because of me.

It is all right.

Are you okay, Hwang-tae?

Thankfully, he is not severely injured.

But

I can tell they are trained assassins by the way they used their swords.

Where could have they come from?

Master, please take care of Father and Hwang-tae.

Nok-du!

What are you talking about?

My goodness.

You saw how that assassin tried to commit suicide, right?

It is not going to end just by defeating a few.

So,

follow after them to find their boss.

I will take your father and Hwang-tae to my hometown.

Yes, Master.

A woman?

Get out of the way!

Get out of the way!

Make way for His Majesty!

Make way for His Majesty!

He is coming.

Your Majesty!

What was that?

Darn it.

It is too late.

Die!

Your Majesty, hear me.

The rock that I just threw was

the very rock you used to crush my son to death.

It is the very rock you used to crush my grandson to death.

Get him!

You destroyed the homes of hundreds of your people,

and crushed innocent people

to build your palace.

Your Majesty, my foot.

You are the King? Nonsense.

He must have accomplices. Find them.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Search the whole area thoroughly.

-Yes! -Yes!

Arrest everyone here.

I have found an arrow!

What are you doing? Let me go!

Let go of me!

You better follow us.

Someone is hiding in there!

Go and check for yourself.

No!

Come with us!

Take him!

-Come with us. -Let me go.

Let us go.

I almost had him.

Hey! I lost him because of you!

Who are you?

-Are you not-- -Only if you had not interrupted!

Then what?

Darn it!

What are your eyes for? Why did you bump into me?

If your eyes worked fine, why did you not duck?

My plans got messed up because of you.

What a peasant. Talking to you is a waste of my time.

Peasant?

How old are you?

I was born in the year of the snake. When were you born?

The year of the snake?

By the year of the snake, I had already mastered the Cheonjamun

and memorized all of Four Books and Five Classics!

-How dare you-- -Be quiet!

Goodness.

Look at you. It is a pity that I am the only one watching.

Do you work with the old man who threw the rock?

-What? -If you are innocent,

you will be released next morning anyway.

Why are you trying to escape?

If you get caught, you will be executed.

Is he naive or dumb?

Did you just swear at me?

No, I did not.

Help me.

Come on!

What did you say? I could not hear you.

My lord.

Help me, my lord.

Say "please."

Please.

What?

Are you crying?

You think this is funny?

It is not too bad.

I made it to Hanyang, after all.

I knew you were a hillbilly.

What are you here in Hanyang for? To see the King?

No.

I am here to find out about who I am.

What a joke.

I cannot believe this coward tried to escape.

My goodness!

What was that?

-My gosh. -What is the matter with you?

Everyone in the cell, follow me.

We should follow all the laws and procedures.

Are you sure this is okay?

This is nonsense. We do not even know

where that arrow came from.

Kill them!

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Continue the questioning.

Who are you and where are you from?

This is for the records. You must tell us.

I am Kim Won-sik from Jidamgol.

What were you doing there?

I was just passing by.

You came all the way from Jidamgol to Hanyang.

And you were just passing by?

Tell us exactly what you were up to.

If you do not speak the truth,

you will not be able to walk out of here alive.

My child, stay alive.

You must...

You must live...

Why are you not saying anything?

How dare you!

Answer the question!

Let me meet the King.

I just find this so frustrating. Just let me meet the King.

How despicable!

Are you asking for death?

I do not want to die.

If I am going to die,

let me say what I want to first.

What a lunatic.

Kill him!

Let us hear him out.

What is so frustrating?

Had he had planned to kill,

would he have exposed himself and thrown a small rock?

And that arrow.