Confession of an Actress is about an actor who was once a famous star. He had a daughter with an actress who he loved when he was young. His daughter became a grownup and he sacrificed himself secretly to make his daughter a star.
In-su's discovers a young woman who has grown up without human contact deep in the mountains. Once bought back to civilization, the girl makes quick progress with language and adapting to ...
Dockworkers struggle to support their families honestly while trying to avoid the temptations of smuggling and accepting bribes from gangsters.
The son of a freedom fighter endures 20 years of hardships before he has the opportunity to avenge the death of his father.
Chong-a convices her boyfriend, Min, to quit wokring for a drug dealer. Min follows her advice and turns himself into the police. While serving time, Min writes his memoirs which become a ...
The villagers of Dolmuji in Hwanghae Province suffer terribly under the cruelty of their oppressors in North Korea. Armed with crude farming implements, they rise up against the heavily ...
Five people, unaware of the true identities of eac other, bind together to rob a villa on Mt Fuji of thousands of dollars worth of diamonds. However, they are betrayed by one of their members and learn that the target was never diamonds, but a North Korean microfilm
A married man carries on a secret, incestuous relationship with his half-sister.
Dong-jin goes to Seoul with dreams of becoming a singer. He never loses sight of his dream even when he is forced to take a job in a repair shop to pay the bills.
King Taejong disinherits his son, crown prince Yang-nyeong, for falling in love with a peasant. His brother succeeds to the throne. Taking the name King Sejong, he reverses their father's ...
Yu-cheong saves the life of Mu-ryeong and the two become friends. Mu-ryeong is capatured by gangsters and beaten. Yu-cheong goes to his rescue, but the gangster's boss will only free Mu-ryeong if Yu-cheong kills his friend's father
Seon-deok is forced by her stepmother to sleep with a wealthy patron of their humble tavern. Consequently, she is thrown out of the house for shaming the family. Having nowhere else to go, ...
King Yeon-san meets a simple peasant girl named Dal-nim while he was on a hunting trip. Struck by her beauty, he orders her to the palace as a concubine
A lighthouse keeper and his daughter rescue a group of six people from certain death in the sea but, upon learning that they are North Korean spies, they try to report them to the ...
When a squall kills most of the men of a fishing village, the women turn to a young manservant who finds that he can have his choice of wives.
With the king without an heir, the throne will pass to his young nephew. This royal prince has been living outside the palace and has not been seen by th court in many years. A group of ...
Serving jail time after taking the fall for his gangland boss, a gangster is enraged when he learns that the same boss has taken advantage of his absence to rape his sister. Upon his release, his sole thought is revenge.
A kisaeng plots with other freedom fighters to destroy a train transporting high level Japanese officials.
The matriarch of an upper-class family assumes that money can solve all problems. She forces her two eldest daughters to marry into money against their wills. She encourages her third ...
Based on the legend of the Shinjong, a massive bell now in Kyeongju, which was cast during the reign of King Seong-deok in order to stop a war. Each person in the region contributed to be ...