A woman supports a young student who was a pupil of her late husband. She soon falls in love with him and sacrifices everything for his success and happiness, knowing that it is impossible for him to love her in return.
A man held prisoner in North Korea following the Korean War, organizes a resistance movement against the cruelty of the communist prisoners.
A man spends a good portion of his life imprisoned for steeling a piece of bread, but upon his release, puts himself in the service of the people.
Three co-workers discuss their abusive wives together each night over drinks after work. They meet so often however, that they realize they have developed drinking problems which gives their wives more reasons to be angry
A comic comparison of three people and the very different lives they lead based on wealth and social status.
A young man with a high degree of loyalty to his father and country, develops a new fighting style to defend his land from the Japanese.
A journalist attempts to clear his cousin's name of murder so he begins an investigation into the crime. Discovering that the killing was politically motivated, but lacking proof against ...
A miserable young man leads a life of lewdness and excess until he meets a kind, older woman who is determined to save him from himself
An omnibus of stories centered on the lives and emotions of people who ride on the same bus daily.
A man assists a woman in danger, but through her actions, she unintentionally causes his death. Everyone in the village knows that she visits his tomb every spring, but no one knows the ...
An orchestra conductor becomes acquainted with a woman who promises to break up with her boyfriend when he returns from military service. However, when her boyfriend returns blinded in an ...
One of the king's generals, dissatisfied with his stipend, begins a rebellion but meets fierce resistance from a commander who remains loyal to the king.
In ancient Korea, a man passes the state examination and is appointed the governor of Pyeonyang by the king. However his punishment of the former governor is so severe, that he hetoo is ...
A chivalrous thief robs from smugglers and gives to the needy.
A couple is seperated during their flight China ahead of the invading Japanese army.
A group of jewel thieves, having served their prison sentence, fight over possession of their stolen goods which the police never recovered. One attempts to give up his share and leave the ...
King Sejo searches for his three daughters who were exiled along with their mother years earlier. He sends one of his sons, Prince Su-yang to return the princesses to the palace, but he ...
A Korean youth wholeheartedly accepts the Japanese way of life and volunteers for service in the Japanese armed forces during WWII. He is sent to serve in Burma where he becomes acquainted ...
A North Korean agent falls in love with the South Korean Minister of Information. The agent begins to submit false reports to her superiors, paving the way for the UN forces landing safely ...
A spy sent to murder a brilliant professor learns to like his gentle target and respect his ideas.