A member of the National Soccer team requires a kidney transplant , but finding a donor with matching tissue proves difficult.
A mute cleaner with six children enjoys a happy family life until money problems begin to put a strain on the family.
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
Seong-min, the eldest son of village chief Kang, becomes sick and a shaman is called. The shaman, while attempting a cure, finds that the cause of the illness is the vengeful spirit of her ...
When the Ki Kingdom falls to the invading Wimen tribes, the second prince flees the realm to a nearby kingdom. There he falls in love with a princess and attempts to set up an independant city-state
Forced to leave their home because of the construction of a new dam which will flood their village, the eldest son in the family prepares land and money to construct a new house in Seoul ...
A woman is blackmailed by her former lover by whom she had borne a child prior to meeting her current husband
A mother tries to force her daughter into a marriage with a wealthy foreign businessman in an effort to expand her own business dealings regardless of the effects on her family.
A man with ten daughters loses all his money on stock that his second child recommended and is forced to retire from his job.
A young woman is forced to give up her lover and forced to marry into a wealthy family. However her parents, who arranged the match, did not realize that her new husband had already ...
Before being drafted into war, a young, sensative botanist gives his collection of seeds to his mother. He fights bravely in the war while his mother tends to his plants. Finally he is sent...
Now the owner of a large company in Japan, Ms Kim is welcomed by her deceased husband's family who previously had horribly mistreated her. Knowing that they are only interested in her money...
The story of a man who graduates with honors from a military academy.
A seamstress falls in love with a photographer. While he returns her feelings, he is indebted to another woman who paid his tuition.
A man in his 60's marries off his pre-teen son to a young girl because he wants to live to see his grandchildren but he is infuriated when the young couple continue to act like kids
Jum-sun is widowed after only three years of marriage. She now lives with her grandmother-in-law who has very strict, traditional views on how a widow should behave. Jum-sun finds that she ...
An independant student marries against the wishes of his parents with disastrous results
An old couple who has a son and six daughters launch a journey to visit them around the nation as the seven children live throughout the country. During the nation-wide travel, they witness...
The eldest son perceives that his family likes his younger brother better than they like him
Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his daughter into a wealthy family. Story 2: '...