A mother and son escape from North Korea and arrive safely in the South, but the experience leaves the woman's mind slightly unhinged. The boy searches for his father and is able to locate ...
A child from a noble family loses his parents due to the plot of a scheming courtier. He grows up to become a Robin Hood-like thief, stealing from corrupt officials.
Yeong-rim and her mother are imprisoned when she refuses the advances of the village's communist supporter, Bong-ju. Bong-ju gets himself appointed the position of warden where the two are secured and becomes increasingly threatening.
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 ex-con vows to make up for all his past misdeeds as he tries to locate his family. The news media picks up on his sad tale and follows him through his subsequent good works.
An innkeeper becomes unwittingly involved in a fraud scheme when the girl he loves makes him an accomplice. He comes into a substantial sum of money, but the cons plan to make him their victim as well
Hwa-seon visits her son in Seoul who is living with his rich in-laws. He resents her being there and treats her like a servant until she finally gets fed up with him and goes home. When his...
A woman working under terrible conditions in a textile mill marries a rich young man and bears a child. Her husband is killed in an accident and her baby daughter also dies. Her kindly old ...
An abusive man murders his wife and father-in-law then accuses Mok-ryeon, his sister-in-law's boyfriend, of the crime. Mok-ryeon escapes custody and with his girlfriend, flees the village ...
Lt. Heo Young finds herself in a Japanese P.O.W, cam. She is able to maintain hope however, because in the camp is an undercover Korean agent working on a plan for a mass breakout.
Yu-ri is made queen despite her objections that she is in love with another man, Kang Yang, not the king. In time the king dies and his brother becomes regent until the prince is old enough...
A sailor returns from sea to discover that his ex-girlfriend is now a smuggler. She takes his new girlfriend hostage to gain his help with smuggling some stolen jewels out of the country.
A woman seeks revenge on her mother by creating for herself a scandalous marriage, but her plan backfires when she winds up falling in love.
A popular man in the king's court during the Shilla Dynasty, Won Sul enjoys the friendship of the king and princess. However, when he returns from a lost battle in defeat, he is disowned by his family
A doctor's wife gives birth to a baby that resembles a cat-complete with small fangs. Horrified, he exchanges the child with another at the hospital and tries to forget the disfigured baby....
Two traditional stories. In the first, a girl marries the bravest man in the village so she can send him into a monster's lair to collect an mystic herb which can save her father's life. In...