Character Relationship Map: Three

Characters

• Wife (segment "Memories") (played by Kim Hye-soo) — protagonist

  Grieving mother seeking a doctor to help her deliver a stillborn child.

• Husband (segment "Memories") (played by Jung Bo-seog) — supporting

  Devoted husband supporting his wife through the traumatic stillbirth ordeal.

• Chan Kwok-wai (segment "Going Home") (played by Eric Tsang Chi-Wai) — supporting

  Man who discovers a corpse in his apartment and seeks help.

• Cheung (segment "Going Home") (played by Ting-Fung Li) — supporting

  Character involved in the Going Home investigation.

• Hyun-joo (segment "Memories") (played by Moon Jeong-hee) — supporting

  Character connected to the Memories storyline.

• Hyun-joo's Husband (segment "Memories") (played by Park Hee-soon) — minor

  Husband of Hyun-joo in Memories.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Hyun-joo's Husband (segment "Memories") → Hyun-joo (segment "Memories") (husband)
• Chan Kwok-wai (segment "Going Home") → Cheung (segment "Going Home") (Family Father And Son) — Chan's search for Cheung motivates his arrival at the apartment building.

  Chan Kwok-wai arrives searching for his missing son, Cheung.

• Wife (segment "Memories") → Husband (segment "Memories") (Family Spouses) — Their marriage is shaped by separation, grief, and the Wife's hope that her soul will remain in her body while she sleeps.

  The closing reflection describes the Wife and her Husband facing another separation after she learned to live independently during a long separation f...

Story Analysis

Three stories connect uncanny beliefs, grief, and devotion through characters struggling to accept loss and separation.

Plot Progression

1. The Puppets and the Fire — An old master insists that his puppets contain his life and soul and must pass on with him. A curse and a fire leave Gaan worried that the puppets may truly be cursed.
2. A Troubled Apartment — The story moves to a shabby building facing demolition, where a photographer and caretaker are introduced. Yu Fai cares for Hai'er while Chan arrives searching for Cheung and learns that he is being h...
3. Devotion and Denial — Yu Fai treats Hai'er as though she were asleep and believes herbal baths will cure her. Chan challenges his belief, while Yu Fai's recollections reveal the depth of his attachment to Hai'er.
4. The Truth of Hai'er's Death — Yu Fai briefly releases Chan because he believes Hai'er is about to awaken, but police arrest him. The Doctor explains that Hai'er has been dead for years and that Yu Fai rejected conventional cancer...
5. A Hopeful Reflection — The Wife reflects on the independence she learned during separation from her Husband. As another separation looms, she hopes that sleep will not mean the loss of her soul.