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A long time ago, foxes with nine tails called the Kumiho
lived in the deepest parts of the mountains.
The Kumihos had the ability to transfigure into other animals or even human beings,
and some of them actually became humans by taking a human’s soul.
People became scared of Kumihos, and began hunting them down.
The Kumihos returned to the far realms of the mountains, and they’re nowhere to be seen ever after.
One day, aliens from outer space crashed into a mountainside on Earth and found a little abandoned Kumiho.
This is where the story begins.
Produced by / Oh Min-Ho, Kang Han-Young
Production Executives / Kwon Woo-Sung, Kang Sung-Ju
Art Director / Cho Hea-Seung 3D Supervisor / Kim Min-Ho
Key Animation Chief / Kwon Oh-Hyun Composition Chief / Kim Seong-Sik
Assistant Director / Ryu Jung-Oo Line Producer / Lee ***-Joo
Sound / Jeong Soo-Yeon
Music / Ryo Kunihiko
Producer / Rhee Hye-Weon
Son Ye-Jin
Ryu Duk-Hwan
Gong Hyung-Jin
Director / Lee Sung-Gang
Yobi The Five-tailed Fox
A century later…
I hate this kind of joke, it’s so childish.
The theme park would have been way better.
Really. What a cheap joke.
The ghost house at the park was really spooky.
What was that?
This joke has gone too far!
You know, I was not scared. It was just stupid and no fun at all.
Oh, no! Where is it?
Come on, give it back to me.
Hey, give me that. It’s mine.
Be a good boy.
Don’t!
Look, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Where there is a will, there is a way, got it?
Next…
By the way, sir, how did you do that?
Do what?
They were flying all over… ugh, so spooky.
Flying? What are you talking about?
The scarecrows. They weren’t my style.
Scarecrows?
Fall Camp for the maladjusted children Supervisor: KANG Han-moo
Beak-Man Elementary School
One, two, three…
Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine…
Ten!
Hey, where’s Joo-Hee?
She said she was sick.
Sick? Faking it again…
You brought the teddy bear again?
You can’t exercise holding that. Give it to me.
Come on.
Phew, this is what makes you weak.
I will keep this for a while, is that clear?
Someday, you’ll understand. I’m doing this
It was so much fun last night.
How come humans are so dumb?
Where have you been all morning?
All morning?
Somewhere.
– Come on, have some breakfast. – Nope.
– What’s wrong with her? – Wrong with her?
No breakfast? So hungry…
– How did he end up eating nails? – Eating nails?
I heard some humans eat nails too.
I heard some live on mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes?
– Humans… – Humans…
What should we do with Naughty?
Will he be okay when we get home?
Don’t know…
What’s the matter?
This tastes awful.
Yeah, I can’t wait to go home.
Beans are so yummy back on our planet, aren’t they?
No problem. Once we’re through with the test flight tonight,
we will be on the way home in no time.
What’s wrong with her?
– She must be out of her mind. – Really?
I pity her.
No, maybe she is going through puberty.
– Going through puberty. – Really?
Sure, since a fox with nine tails usually lives for a thousand years.
Lives for a thousand years.
– She is now a hundred years old, so… – Hundred on a human scale.
It’s about time for puberty on a human scale.
Puberty.
What happens during puberty?
They act weird.
Weird!
How weird?
They become defensive, fight, and yell.
– They get pimples on faces, – Pimples…
– start chasing boys, – Chasing…
and spend time looking in the mirror like that.
That sounds so horrible.
Is there any cure?
Nope, as far as I know.
The only way out of it is self-remedy.
Shut up!
I’m nothing like that!
I think the captain’s right!
Today I saw a girl…
She was looking at herself in the mirror,
giggling for nothing. She looked so silly.
– That’s because they forget. – Forget what?
Humans lose their memory as time goes by.
That’s why they try to look in a mirror as often as possible.
Really? That’s stupid. Are they that dumb?
That’s how they live.
Sometimes there are things you’d rather forget.
Hmm, I see…
Jump and shake your arms, make a big circle.
One, two! One, two!
That’s right!
Take a deep breath.
I’m gonna build up a playground here after you are all gone.
I’ll set up a slide and a swing over there.
And then… right! I should have a swimming pool down here!
What is it like on your mother planet?
Mmm. Everything is alive there.
The planet itself is a huge living creature.
You mean even the ground is alive?
Sure. It talks, and sometimes even sings at night.
Well…
– Prepare for take-off! – Prepare for take-off!
– Charging! – Charging!
– Charged! – Charged!
Charged!
Charrrrged!
Fire!
Oh. Brilliant!
Finally! We are on our way home!
Hurrah!
What’s up? Stop, stop!
There must be something wrong in the mountains!
I really hate this place.
It took ten bloody years to complete our spaceship,
and now look what you’ve done! You ruined everything!
Ruined everything!
Does that mean we can’t go home?
Naughty! Such a troublemaker you are!
I miss my mom!
I really hate you.
It’s not iiiiii… trrrrrrriiied tooooooo…
Excuses, excuses.
I don’t wanna see you again. Get out of here!
It was a horrible mistake to take you along this space trip.
Such a headache!
***!
– Where are you going? – Where are you going?
You… you told me to get out.
What are you looking for?
Watch out!
This lake is the way to Canava.
– Canava? – Yes, that’s where souls take a rest.
When the full moon shines on the lake, it opens the gate,
then souls in the form of birds go to Canava through the lake.
They will stay there till they reincarnate.
That bear lost his baby a few days ago.
He’s been waiting for his baby’s soul to come to the lake.
Oh, poor thing!
Do you think I have a soul too?
Of course. Every single creature has a soul,
and yours is special.
Really? I knew it.
I am so special.
Sure, you were born with a fox’s soul, but you can become human.
– Human? – Yes.
But… how
– You have to steal a soul. – A soul?
Yes, when a human’s soul shines blue…
Blue soul!
I don’t wanna be a human. They are stupid and silly.
Maybe we were too harsh on him.
That’s not a good excuse for running away.
For running away.
Ouch!
Have you seen a little Yoyo with a long face?
This tall… this hairy…
crumbedike this. Haven’t you seen?
Golly… It’s driving me crazy.
What’s he saying?
He said he’s gone down to the village.
He may end up in the zoo if anyone ever catches him.
Huh, Captain, you sure gave him a cold shoulder!
We are a family, after all
Right! We are a family!
What’s wrong with you guys?
I wasn’t the only one who made him run away.
The captain is supposed to stand by the weaker side, isn’t it right?
You said you didn’t like him to start with.
Hey!
Cut it out!
What if he gets caught?
Follow me, chop chop!
Hey, stop there!
Yo, catch it.
Hey, don’t miss it!
Jung-Wook, block the way!
– Gee, what is this? – Gotcha!
Stand up. Sit down.
Stand up. Sit down. Stand up. Sit down.
Stand up. Sit down. Stand up.
It is smarter than it looks!
I reckon someone abandoned it on the street.
Yes, certainly that must be it. Look, right?
It says it’s a mouse and its scientific name is Hydrochaerus.
They look different though…
What are you talking about? They look exactly the same.
No, they don’t. See? They are thick and these are thin.
Yeah, maybe not…
Wow! It’s eating nails!
Uh-oh! We’re in trouble.
– What should we do now? – What to do?
Wo…ck a rat, a rat, a rat!
Pheeeyu. Hey, guys! Get off me, you’re heavy.
Tehee, gotcha.
Quiet!
– Found him? – Found him?
Nope.
There he is.
Hush…
Pull them up.
Jong-ee, where is the hairy animal?
See? I told you it would run away.
You came for that, right?
Here it goes. Okay?
Honestly, I hate studying.
Anyway, my family can’t afford college.
You don’t like studying either, do you?
Everyone says we should study, but… study, shmudy,
I think there are loads of other things to do than study.
Don’t you agree?
Are you one of those people
who think I’m good at nothing but fighting?
I’m going to be a comedian someday.
You know what a comedian is, right?
You don’t? Are you kidding me?
How come you don’t know what a comedian is?
Then let me show you something funny.
Let me start.
One, two, three..
A long, long time ago, there lived in a village a horrible monster
who liked to stop people
and asked them difficult questions.
The Monster had a name: Sphinx.
Sphinx, Sphinx.
What should I say when it says hi-ho?
Sphinx, Sphinx.
Beats cockfighting.
Oh, fun trip to Egypt.
Oh, miraculous lion in the desert.
Oh, just like a dream. Oh, just like a movie.
Oh, the trip to Egypt feels so good.
It’s fun, right?
Wowee! You do talk.
It’s a secret!
Don’t tell anyone about what I said.
Promise?
What was that? A thief?
Shmerk,is nothing worth stealing here anyway. Er!
Cheer up, don’t be so sad!
I’m scared of rats.
What should we do? What if humans find out about us?
About us… about us?
Then we will be on the telly.
Us on the telly telly!
– Idiots. – Idiots.
What do you think is gonna happen then?
We will be caged and they’ll dissect our bodies!
Dissect our bodies!
We must bring him back, no matter what!
But he doesn’t want to come back.
– Troubled… – Troubled…
I’ll go to the school.
We went there yesterday, remember?
– No, I mean I’ll go to school. – You’ll go to school?
Yep. I’ll take classes and try to persuade him to come back.
Like a spy?
How cute!
Well… you know… in principle it is against the rules.
I mean… it is a special camp for children who can’t adjust to school.
Oh, dear. I have to be out of town for a while,
and there is no father who can look after her.
Is your husband away?
Oh, dear, I mean, I don’t have a…
Oh! I see! I’m terribly sorry… for asking personal questions.
It’s all right, no problem.
Life is tough.
I do understand, you know. I live alone myself.
It would be so sweet of you if you could take her at least for a couple of days.
Sure thing!
You know, I’m the head of this center!
Anyway, what’s her name?
It’s Yobi, Y.O.B.I.
What a lovely name. Yobi, Yobi…
– Is she here with you? – Oh, my, yes. Just gimme a second.
She is out there.
How do you do, Sir?
Oh, yes. Hi. You look smart.
– What about your mother? – Just gimme a second, please.
Are you all right?
Then I should take Yobi to the class and introduce her to the others.
Of course, but where is she now? Yobi, Yobi!
Er? There you are. And your mother?
She’s gone.
Already?
My name is Yobi. I’m 100 years old… No,
you can say I’m around 10 years old.
“You can say?” Can’t you count?
Sir, I’ve got a question.
– Go ahead. – Isn’t this illegal?
– Illegal? – Yes.
Weren’t we picked to come here?
You can say that.
But she sneaked in.
Right! Sneaking in!
That’s not the point.
The point is that you have to get along.
Well, children, assemble at the Training Center.
Not gym class again, please.
Move, now!
How come there’s only gym class here?
Yo! How did you end up here?
No reason.
No reason? That’s funny!
You are too skinny to be a good fighter…
and obviously not very good in class.
I bet you were a loser!
– A loser? – Yes, loser.
What is a loser?
Hey! She doesn’t even know what a loser is!
Oh, I see, that’s probably why she’s here.
Cut it out!
We are all in the same boat.
By the way, is this training fun?
Is it working?
You tell me.
It’s getting more interesting.
Should I do it again, sir?
Er, do you know you’ve already done it thirty times?
But it’s so much fun.
She thinks it’s fun? Gosh!
– Kim, Min-Ho. – Here.
– Jo, Hye-Seung. – Here.
– Yoo, Jung-Woo. – Here.
– Choi, Do-Young. – Here.
Jung, Jong-ee, Jung, Jong-ee…
She’s here.
Maybe I should contact the zoo soon.
Anyway, not in the classroom, is that clear?
– Yobi! – Here!
Sleep tight, everyone. See you tomorrow morning.
– Turn off the light. – Good night.
What was that?
You know you caused all these troubles.
You are so naughty! Bad, bad Yoyo!
Hoooow cooome thaaaaat iis my fauuuult?
Oh, dear.
These are… well…
They are not tails, they are actually…
Forget about them!
It’s a secret, you know? Don’t tell anyone about it.
It is between us.
How did it work? Yeah, got it.
– What was that? – Ttttttail…
Tttt… Tails! There are tails!
I swear! I saw tails!
I see, she saw mails. Ring Ring, you’ve got mail.
Finally! She’s going out of her mind,
poor girl.
Weird… I must have been seeing things.
One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
Why the heck isn’t she trying to get him back?!
She’s just hanging out with other kids!
But… you know what? I’ve never seen her smiling like that.
– Indeed. – I wanna play with them.
One, two, three.
A long, long, time ago,
there lived a horrible monster
who stopped people
to ask them difficult questions.
The Monster’s name was
Sphinx.
Sphinx, Sphanx, Sphunx, Sphinx.
What will I say when it says hi-ho?
Sphinx, Sphanx, Sphunx, Sphinx.
Beats cockfighting.
Oh, fun trip to Egypt.
Oh, miraculous lion in the desert.
Oh, just like a dream. Oh, just like a movie.
Oh, the trip to Egypt feels so good.
Where did you pick up the song?
Well, on the telly…
Really? It wasn’t on TV lately.
I mean not the television, but I just…
It’s the first time ever.
I’ve never met anyone who liked this song.
Everyone says it’s cheesy, and just makes fun of me.
Are you kidding? I think it’s fun.
– You don’t know my name, do you? – Er, no…
It’s Geum-ee, Hwang Geum-ee.
Hwang Geum-ee…
But actually my real name is “a boy born in the gold autumn field”.
Hwang Geum-ee… first… In the field?
A boy born in the gold autumn field?
A boy born in the gold autumn field?
My mom and dad met at the field and that’s how I was born.
How can you be born just because they met there?
Gee! That’s because… you know what I mean.
No, I don’t.
Forget about it. Do you wanna try the song again?
This time you do the beatbox.
How do you do that?
A long, long, time ago, in the village, assa.
– A long, long time ago, in the village. – No,
I sing, and you assa.
– Try it. – Assa.
The reason I wanted to see you is…
Well…
What I’m trying to say is, er…
I just wondered if your mother could possibly come here tomorrow.
– Why? – Why?
Ah, well, because I need to have a word with her.
About what?
Because, er…
Oh! Right!
Because you need some clothes to change into.
I don’t change clothes.
– You don’t? – Nope.
Anyway, you need some more clothes, and…
I… and… I’d like to have a word with her.
About what?
About you. Anyway, ask her to come see me tomorrow morning.
I said morning!
By the way, when do human spirits turn blue?
The soul is originally white,
but it turns blue when you fall in love with someone.
You like him, don’t you?
Don’t you?
What do you mean by that?
On our planet, when we like each other,
– we usually sit side by side. – Side by side.
– Then when we like each other more… – Like each other more…
Then what?
We slap each other, like this.
Like this.
Do you?
Will Geum-ee slap me, too?
What did you say?
Nothing!
A long, long time ago, there lived in a village a horrible monster
who liked to stop people.
Er, well… I asked you to come over because…
I wanted to talk about…
I mean you may know…
Yes? About what?
About my students here.
I love them so..so..so..so much even though..
– everybody calls them losers. – Been out in the left field?
Other kids jeered at him saying he’s too fat.
Jong-ee is autistic. She hasn’t talked for years.
– And Geum-ee… – He can’t control his anger.
He always fights, ever since his mother passed away.
Oh, dear.
That is why I’ve brought them here.
I couldn’t leave them like that.
But, honestly, I still have no clue how to help them as a teacher.
I see…
I just have to believe I will be able to find the way.
I understand how difficult
it must be for a single parent to raise a child.
Especially a strong kid like Yobi, it must be twice as hard.
Strong? Well, you could say that.
So would you let me take care of her?
– You, take care of her? – Yes.
I’ve never seen anyone as good at gymnastics as Yobi.
I once was a gymnast myself,
so I can tell you that she has real talent.
You must support her to improve her skills! Think about her future!
I want to talk to you, outside!
I’m not interested in you.
I don’t care if you are a good athlete.
You are not charming. In one word: you are nothing.
You are too skinny and not pretty at all.
You’re right. I’m skinny… and I’m not pretty either.
So… don’t try to seduce Geum-ee.
What are you talking about?
I mean don’t wag your tails at Geum-ee.
Tails?
Did you really see my tails?
Don’t play dumb! You’re very foxy!
Foxy? You know everything, don’t you?
Stop flirting with Geum-ee, that’s what I’m telling you!
I… I didn’t know… you liked me.
I don’t mean that! I mean stop hitting on him!
I’m sorry, I didn’t know…
It is not that!
You are the teacher from the training center, aren’t you?
I’m the one.
So you are saying
there is a fox with nine tails in the mountain near the school, right?
Indeed.
That sounds so ridiculous nowadays when you can even go into space.
Huh, are you calling me insane?
No, no, of course not…
The more advancements are made in science,
Ever since my 8th ancestor was killed by a fox with nine tails,
it’s been my family’s mission to hunt them down.
There is a fox with nine tails. Look.
The needle is spinning faster and faster.
It means there is a fox with nine tails nearby.
Is there really a fox with nine tails?
Sure, since the prehistoric age.
Are there lots of them?
Yes, there were.
But it is pretty difficult to find them now.
Then shouldn’t we protect them?
My teacher said animals in danger of
This is different. They hurt people.
I know, they eat human liver, right?
That’s just a groundless rumor.
In fact, they take away our souls.
The soul?
Yep. Taking a human’s soul is the only way they can become human.
Have you ever seen one?
Once, near Mt. Book-Han, but it got away.
Come with me. I can help you.
Don’t look back! Never!
No! Gush!
Don’t waste your time. I’m Detective Shadow.
Detective Shadow?
Yes. I reveal all the secrets in the world like a shadow.
Because I am Mr. Shadow.
So, Mr. err… Shadow, why are you stalking me?
A detective is not a stalker. A detective investigates.
Investigates?
Precisely. Actually, I’ve never seen a fox with nine tails.
So I needed to study you a bit.
Then I discovered that I can help you.
Help me? How?
Help you become human.
I don’t want to become human, why would I wanna be an idiot?
You are lying!
You do want to live with them.
And to be with humans, you have to become one of them.
The only way to do that is to take a soul from humans.
I have something you need just for that…
What’s that?
Take it.
You may think it looks too old, but it still works all right.
Now, you need the spell. Repeat after me.
Roono-Mi-Amas Bin.
Roono-Mi-Amas Bin.
Well done! The box will do the rest.
You just have to keep it.
Yobi.
Here.
Take it.
Indians made it a long time ago.
They believed it saves you from nightmares.
I thought you couldn’t sleep well because of nightmares.
I want you to have it, because you’re my friend.
Friend!
This place used to be called Boon-Nae-***.
The name means a village filled with sweet and lovely smells.
Don’t you want to know how it got the name? Let me tell you the story.
A long, long time ago,
a baby boy fell from the skies, like this,
but a stork happened to save him in mid-air.
– They look cool, don’t they? – What’s that?
The hunter was posting them here and there last night.
Funny, huh?
– Gimme some. – In your dream.
One, two, three, four.
What are 10-year-old kids like?
Do they behave themselves?
No way, I say. They are usually spoiled and stubborn.
Twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-two.
Everybody get down! Hold tight!
No!
It’s a miracle
that no one got hurt.
I know, we were so lucky…
Yes, we were.
By the way, do you know the bus is still standing like that?
The news said they will leave it like that
– calling the bus of miracle. – Really?
It said the site’s already packed with people who want to see it for themselves.
Yes, I’m at the bus accident site in Boon-Nae ***.
Wow, there it is, look, there.
– The bus! – Hey, move out
We experienced a miracle?
According to the hospital spokesman,
all the passengers are safe, without a single bruise.
That makes it look even more miraculous.
– Idiots, it’s not a game, you know. - A press conference will be held
as soon as the on-site investigation is completed.
Yobi.
Yobi.
Yobi!
Yobi!
What’s that?
We’ve met before, right? What’s wrong? Did you get hurt?
Aaack!
Why the heck did you bring him down here?
Bring him down here?
I didn’t.
Fi-finally humans attack.
Fire, war, stuffed Yoyos, dissection!
Hush!
Phuhuhu, finally, I found you.
He’s waking up, waking up.
Hush!
So you just followed that girl, er, Yobi, right?
– Yes. – What about my Jong-ee?
I have no idea.
It doesn’t make any sense that you couldn’t see her anywhere.
Honey, calm down, please. We have to be calm.
I am so sorry… I should have watched her closely.
I don’t need your apology!
Anything could have happened to her by now!
Ma’am, we are searching everywhere now.
Let’s just wait, and please don’t think too negatively.
It must be the fox with nine tails who kidnapped her.
Fox with what?
I found it in the mountains yesterday.
It is a hair from the fox with nine tails.
I saw it. I saw Yobi turning into a fox.
When?
Yesterday, in the bus.
Wait a moment. We will go first.
Oh, look who’s here! What brought all of you up here?
– Good afternoon… – Oh, Mr. Kang, hi.
Ah, do you live here?
Yes, I do.
I thought you lived in the village.
No, I don’t. Well, it is too polluted down there.
By the way, where is Yobi?
Oh, she is inside. If you’ll excuse me for a second.
Good afternoon.
Yobi!
My goddess, are you saying she is the fox with nine tails?
Wait. I will show you.
Mommy!
– Mommy! – Jong-ee!
Jong-ee! Where have you been? Are you all right? Did you get hurt?
I was with uncle bear.
– Uncle bear? – Yup.
Ho-honey, she is talking.
Oh, my goodness! You are right!
Did you just talk to me now?
– Don’t go. Please stay with me. – Jong-Ee.
Hey, troublemaker. Do you wanna get caught again?
– Don’t make trouble again. – Troublemaker.
How stupid! We almost believed in the story of the fox with nine tails.
Well, lucky that at least we’ve found the girl.
Let’s go now.
Let’s go home with mommy.
I’ll cook you yummy food and buy you dolls…
– Are you sure you didn’t get hurt? – Nope.
Why can’t we just live here?
Home is where you make it home.
What’s she doing? She hasn’t started packing.
That’s how it works when they are in puberty.
– They are in puberty. – And…
what should we do if she gets worse?
We will have an even more terrible life here in her house.
I’m moving out. The Earth is a big place.
Yobi…
Yobi… I’m so sorry…
I know you hate me, but I have to tell you something.
You came to tell me that?
– Yobi! – You don’t have to apologize.
I don’t care anyway.
No, I mean… Please forgive me, I had no choice.
I’ve been alone, always, and will be too.
So what? Who cares?
Same here… I’ve always been…
You are the only friend I ever had.
It made me happy to think that I’d see you again
and that made me real happy.
But now I know how important it was to you.
I just want you to know how much I miss you.
If I didn’t come here tonight…
I would have regretted it a lot for the rest of my life.
Roono-Mi-Amas Bin.
Freeze!
How dare you try to steal the soul?
Don’t!
What the heck?
I will never be able to find him again.
They are too many.
Close your eyes.
– Don’t you remember me? – Mr. Shadow?
I never break my word.
– Your word? – Yes, I promised you some help.
I don’t want to steal anything.
Shoo, I know. I’m just trying to help you.
So close your eyes.
There are things you can see only with your heart.
Hurry.
You must free the soul before the lake disappears. Quick!
Roono-Mi-Amas Bin.
No!
You never knew that this box is actually my heart, did you?
What are you doing?
I’ve been waiting too long for this moment.
I do need a soul, too, just like you.
That soul belongs to Geum-ee! I have to get it back to him.
Liar! You just want it for yourself. You wanna steal it like I do.
No!
Guess what a soul in love wants to hear the most.
“Roono-Mi-Amas Bin”, meaning, “I love you”.
It’s no use.
See? It’s inside me now, so it’s mine.
No. Please give it back.
No, please.
I was different once.
I wouldn’t have to live as a shadow, if they didn’t take my soul away from me.
You don’t know what it’s like to be stuck on the ground,
the real pain that tears me and rips me apart.
Look, it’s a real body. I’m no longer Mr. Shadow.
What the heck?
What’s going on?
No, please, don’t kill me.
Stealing a soul is strictly forbidden.
I’m not stealing it.
He happens to be here because of my mistake.
A mistake? No way, it’s his destiny.
I warned you.
What’s forbidden is forbidden.
No, I must take him back to his world.
I must!
The number of souls here is always the same.
You can’t take him, unless you can find a replacement.
Behave yourself! You can’t take the bird with you.
No!
Go, go back. Hurry.
Please, just go!
No! The cage will inhale your soul.
Yobi.
Yobiiiii!
Yooobiii!
– Did you guys pack your belongings? – Yes.
– The bus isn’t coming? – Bus?
– Well… – We should walk for our health.
It’s time to leave.
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