Phantom The Submarine (Yuryeong) (유령)

Written by CHANG Joon-Hwan, BONG Jun-Ho, KIM Jong-Hun

Produced by KIM Sun-Ah

Directed by MIN Byung-Chun

Executive Producers: CHA Seung-Bum, KIM Seung-Bum

I am floating over vast sands

And I am slowly sinking

I want to see the sky

Phantom, The Submarine

June 8th, 1999

10km North of the Palmiras island A Korean-U.S. Drill Exercise

Emergency in the Jangbogo submarine 3rd Korean Naval Submarine Fleet

Captain! Please back away!

They're coming to kill me. I don't want to die.

I'm not ready yet. Do it now!

Please, don't move sir! Nobody is out to kill you

This is just a drill. They're our submarines.

They're coming to kill me! They sent the submarines for me!

I know what's really happening!

Sir, I will shoot you if you don't remove your hand!

They're coming to capture me! They're going to kill me!

Do it now! Now!

No!

Commander!

Chan-Suk Lee

Lieutenant Commander of the 3rd Korean Naval Submarine Fleet

On June 8, 1999 at exactly 15:10

You were arrested for allegedly killing a senior officer

during the sixteenth Korean-U.S. drill exercise

in the control room of the Jangbogo submarine

For disobeying regulations of the Korean Navy Command,

You are guilty of a serious crime.

According to article 52, line 1 of the Korean Navy Command laws

We sentence you to death.

About face!

Present arms!

Right face!

Aim!

Fire!

Shoulder arms! Left face!

You made a speedy recovery

A meaningless death is painful.

I speak from experience.

Am I right?

All of us here exist only as a number.

So do you.

From now on you'll be referred to as 431

A nuclear submarine

... the Phantom ...

Can't you feel its power?

Where am I?

You're in a nuclear weapons base

National Seurity has designated this place top secret.

Why am I here?

You've been chosen for the Phantom.

There are no records of anyone here-you included

You have no choice.

You have to join the Phantom.

You still look confused.

You'll get used to it.

You won't regret spending the rest of your life on the Phantom.

You're looking better.

Your credentials set you apart from the rest.

Sand dunes.

You can't get out. An oasis. Your only escape.

A poisoned needle.

Use it when your cover's blown or in a similar emergency.

Southwest sea,

128 degrees east longitude, 31.5 degrees north latitude,

120 degrees is the location that we got from headquarters.

In my personal opinion...

this drill is no different

to the last one.

Revealing the Phantom brought pressure

Everyone knows that Japan is developing nuclear subs.

-But if we do.... -Some people will get edgy..

Anything new from HQ?

Some time ago the captain and the naval special forces

inspected the Phantom for 7 hours

Why?

We don't know. They completely excluded us.

Than's odd.

We had better inspect the Phantom ourselves.

Okay, Once we set sail, everything will become clear.

Let's keep this between us.

- Just a routine check sir. - Yes.

Good, everyone is here.

Let me introduce 431, our new weapons chief

Since he's late joining us, make him feel at home.

Case 1. August 1996

They established a suspicious research complex on island.

off the northeastern coast of Okinawa.

December, 1996 Monju, Japan

A heat reprocessing facility was driven

at high speed proliferation for nuclear

May, 1997. Obtained picture of a ship's hull

being made in an underground warehouse in Okinawa.

A large displacement of at least 20,000 tons.

We think it's a nuclear sub.

Case 1. December 1996.

A 3 trillion won debt obligation from Russia

...paid back with one Sierra class sub.

A top secret plan to operate a nuclear submarine.

Code name KMX-1...the Phantom

a special mono-propellant

driven by a steam turbine

built inside a nuclear reactor

In the vertical silos... In the remodeled vertical silos,

are SSN-16 cruise missiles,

unequipped with nuclear warheads.

Top cruising speed is 32 knots,

A maximum submergible depth of 750 meters

It has a shower room and a tanning booth

- We must be in the same unit - Yes. We are, sir.

- Are you just like me? - Sir?

Were you put here for shooting your senior officer?

Sir, I can't answer any personal questions.

We don't have much time before we set sail .

So let's enjoy the party.

Let me introduce you.

This is 841. Head of radio control.

A friend well-versed in the history of sea battles.

the Phantom's tactics officer.

This is 561, head of navigation.

He's more delicate than he looks.

and this is commander 202 the man I fear the most.

If that happens, the U.S. might start a war here.

If Asia is ruined , the U.S. might reap some short-term profit

but they could lose one of their biggest markets.

That scenario is unlikely

They'll pull back before total destruction

When everyone has suffered enough, they'll stop.

Why are you men so serious?

We're just talking about the weather, sir.

Do you want some?

-Sir, we have to depart tomorrow. -Shut up!

Don't order me around!

That's all. Any questions?

Well...

If we pass through the Sushima and Mariana Straits,

Sir, there'll be many Japanese and U.S. subs.

We can cruise 100 meters deeper than the Japanese subs

They won't detect us.

And even if they find us out, they'll think it's a Russian sub.

As long as we avoid their waters, they won't attack.

But Sushima is pretty shallow, sir.

It won't be a picnic sailing into the Pacific.

A nuclear sub can't hang around the East Sea forever.

When we have finished developing our satellites

and nuclear warheads,

We'll have to head out into the open sea.

Sir, would we have to cut communication lines with HQ?

Yes, that would be the case.

If you have no more questions, go back to your posts.

-Dismissed. -Attention!

Sir ...

why the sudden change of plans?

We just follow orders. Soldiers aren't allowed to think.

To the next way point !

Move to way point!

Oh, my god!

What the hell are you doing?

You've got a one-track mind.

Hey, you sons of bitches! Go to sleep!

Mind your own business, You bastard!

You idiot! Why are you washing that rat?

Whose towel did you use?

-You idiot! Moron! -Hey!

Do you want to be punished again?

Get up to your bunk.

If I see that rat once more...

I can't understand it at all

It's impossible to pass through the Mariana without being discovered.

There must be a reason for all this

For what?

For why this old submarine suddenly becomes fearless?

-Perhaps... -You are all so curious.

Perhaps soldiers shouldn't think after all.

I wonder what our new recruit thinks.

Well, sir...

They may already know the Phantom exists.

Maybe politicians are using it for their own ends.

Are you saying that it's time to step out of the shadows?

If that's the case, does Phantom have a political values?

even without nuclear warheads?

The Phantom has the potential to carry nuclear weapons.

That could be valuable enough.

Then do you support nuclear armament?

Nuclear power can give a country complete sovereignty.

But of course the situation calls for caution.

Caution?

I see.

It's not the time for nuclear arms yet.

We need a better understanding of the situation first.

It was good to talk . You're right.

Captain.

Last communication link with headquarters.

Just send a farewell message.

No contact for the next 3 months.

How much time do we have?

13 minutes until the open sea, sir.