The Doll Master (인형사)

Presented by Hoseo Venture Capital Co., Ltd

co-presented by CineclickAsia, MBC Movies, LOTTE CINEMA

international sales CineclickAsia

a Filma Pictures Co., Ltd. Production

co-produced by Mine Entertainment

Once

there lived a man who loved

this woman dressed in a kimono this woman dressed in a kimono

For this woman,

he created a doll that resembled her.

But.

That man was unaware of something.

The fact that the doll

could also love him.

Then one day,

the woman's body was discovered.

And the man was accused of being her killer.

Please have mercy!

On the harshly beaten man's way to death

he saw one last thing.

It was the doll's face

looking at him.

Could she have been unable to forget him?

The doll hung around his grave

and stayed with him forever.

Yeah, what is it mom?

Yeah, I'm almost there.

I told you not to worry.

I'll go tomorrow.

Okay.

I said I got it!

Stop worrying so much. I'm no kid.

What?

Mom, I can't hear you.

Hello? Mom? Mom?

The signal is out of reach.

Going to the art gallery?

Yes, why?

Can you give me a lift?

I've been going on foot, but it's farther than I thought.

- Hop in. - Thanks!

Are you a model?

- Pardon? - Aren't you going to get photos taken?

Yes, that's right.

What modeling agency are you from?

I'm not with any agency.

Is that so?

Are you a model?

Why? I don't look like one?

No.

Okay! Beautiful!

- Taking photos already? - Of course!

You see,

first impressions are very important for photos.

Smile.

I'm on fire today.

Was this place originally a cathedral?

The owner probably wanted to make it into a cathedral.

The parish handles cathedrals,

so I heard you can't easily build one.

That's why they didn't finish building it.

How is it? Nice, huh?

- You're letting me have it? - Of course!

- Thank you. - Don't mention it.

Hey! The curator said to come in!

Okay, Sun-young! Here I come!

Aren't you coming in?

Thank you all for coming.

Since you all may feel awkward on our first meet,

let's introduce ourselves first.

I'll begin. My name is Choi Jin-wan.

I'm the curator of this gallery.

And it is I who invited you all here.

How about going next?

I'm Hang Jung-KL a photographer

working in an upscale Seoul district.

Ask for Charlie Hong, and everyone in this biz will know me.

I got the feel for the camera today,

so I'm gonna make you all look real pretty.

And you have to be good to me to get good pictures taken, right?

I'm Lee Sun-young. I'm a junior in high school.

And I'm really sweet.

Hi, I'm Park Hae-mi. I'm a sculptor,

and my interests are pretty diverse.

I'm really excited being here.

Glad to meet you all.

I'm Jung Young-ha.

I'm writing a novel.

Thank you for inviting me.

Now, we have one last person.

May I ask who you are? I don't think I invited you here.

My name is Kim Tae-sung. I'm a model.

I heard you planned a special project,

so I really wanted to come.

I beg you to take me in.

Is that so? I think you had a misunderstanding.

We weren't asking for working models.

Weren't you asking for models for dolls?

That is correct, but...

I won't disappoint you.

Please accept me.

Fine.

I'll introduce you to Mrs. I'm, the doll maker.

But that's all that I can do.

Thank you!

Now, let's first proceed to the doll gallery.

It's so pretty!

Sun-young, don't touch it!

This doll looks just like you.

It's a 9"?-

- Mister, go away. - Come on.

For the next two days,

photos of your lively appearances will be taken,

and will be used as models for making dolls.

The dolls displayed here

were modeled after real people.

Except for special cases,

we never use professional models.

Ta-da! I took your picture!

Mister Choi, where's the doll maker?

There she is! Hello, Mrs. I'm.

Mister Kim Tae-sung, you're very lucky.

Mrs. I'm likes your image.

Thank you!

Be careful of the stairs.

The first room is Sun-young's.

The second one is Hae-mi's. The last one is Young-ha's.

Mr. Kim, your room is next to Mr. Hong's on the other side.

We're neighbors. How about a drink tonight?

Sure.

Great handwork.

The signal is out of reach.

The signal is out of reach.

Wanna come with me to take pictures of the dolls?

No, I don't like moving around much.

I see.

What the hell is this thing?

Do you have anything strange in here, too?

Wow, you have one, too.

It's peculiar, isn't it?

Don't you think this place is strange?

Well, I'm kinda numb to things.

Why? Regret coming here?

Feel uncomfortable?

How'd you know about this place?

On the Internet, I was looking at some humanized dolls,

and I was very surprised.

Doesn't it look like it has a soul?

I was asked to model for this, so I came running.

I'm sorry.

That's okay.

You seem to really cherish it. How long have you had it?

I didn't "have it."

I lived with it.

Right...

It's pretty. Who bought you this?

My father adopted it when I was little.

Adopted? Right, adopted.

I'm sorry.

Hae-mi, didn't you have a friend like this?

A friend like this?

Well, I think I did.

But I forgot its name.

That's a surprise.

Usually women never forget

the name of their dolls.

It's just that I'm so restless and extremely fickle

I always threw stuff away when prettier ones came out.

So I could never remember their names.

What's his name?

Damien.

Damien?

Sounds a bit precocious.

Who named her?

She did.

What?

She said her name was Damien.

What brings you here?

Just that I heard something strange.

Anyway, what's down here?

The temperature down here is perfect for preserving wine.

Would you like to take a look?

- Are you that excited? - Extremely excited!

I'll get to see a doll that'll look just like me.

Aren't you excited, too?

You bet.

You're excited enough to not tell you parents?

They don't care what I do anyway.

Young-ha. You must really like that doll.

Young-ha! How long have you had it?

It looks very old.

19 years, 7 months, 25 days.

If it was me, I'd be sick of it by now.

Doesn't it stink?

There are so many pretty ones to buy lately.

Well, I wouldn't turn one down.

Young-ha, if you keep it up,

that thing might form a soul.

You like it that much?

Form a soul? How?