A pressured accountant, his war veteran brother and their dysfunctional family struggle with integrating into post-War Korean society.
Kang Seong-cheol loses his office job and becomes a taxi driver without telling his family of the change. His eldest daughter, visiting his former office one day, learns the truth. She and ...
Min-ja, paralyzed after a car accident, becomes depressed and plans her suicide. She attempts to drive away her husband by demanding a divorce so she will no longer be a burden to him.
Disguised as a leper, a man counters threats to his family and treasure.
A young woman begins to doubt her father's faithfulness to her mother. She follows him and learns that he has a mistress in the country. But as she comes to know the other woman, the daughter finds that she sincerely likes her.
Unable to support himself as a writer, failed author Dong-shik starts working as a male prostitute. He falls in love with Su-ok who is sympathetic with his plight. She, however, does not ...
Ki-rye, from a respectable but poor family, is married off to the deceased son of a powerful government official. Her father-in-law takes pity on her miserable and lonely condition and ...
A magazine reporter falls in love with a single mother. She however, tries to behave as she believes society expects her to and she resists his advances while falling in love herself
A gangster falls in love with his boss' sister and becomes a Christian for her sake. They are permitted to marry, but the other gang members envy their happiness and decide to take it from them.
An old teacher is awarded an expense-paid trip around the world by his alumni association. He visits his son working in Silicon Valley in the USA. He tours Germany to sypathize with the ...
A young woman drives a cab to support her younger brothers and sisters. She endures the rude remarks and suggestions of her customers and falls in love with a fellow driver
A man seeks revenge for the rape of his sister.
A woman falls deeply into debt and faces a jail sentence after her boyfriend cheats her out of all her money. Her defense attorney gets her released and the two begin a passionate ...
A man marries a college student over the objections of his parents. She resists their demands that she give up her education while she tries to be as dutiful daughter-in-law as otherwise possible.
A man gathers together a special task force to rescue his son who was kidnapped by communists.
A painter on the verge of suicide finds comfort in Seon-hie. She gives birth to his son but his mother forces him to separate from her. He decides the way to financial independence from his...
At the end of WWII, confusion reigned in the newly freed Manchuria. Japanese prisoners of war were being abused by the Palo Army. Korean and Cheinese agents team up to drive the Palo Army from Manchuria and restore order.
A student protester is injured when police break up a demonstration. He is aided by a prostitute and falls in love with her despite their age difference. His employer know the situation but...
Already having 6 daughters, the king is disappointed when yet another girl is born to his wife. The child is removed from the palace, but a minister close to the king takes the child and raises her as his own
The lives of a wealthy, childless couple are sharply contrasted against the lives of a couple who are poor because they are raising many children