King Gae-ro, the 21st king of the Baekje Kingdom--one of the three ancient kingdoms that comprise modern Korea, attempts to seduce the wife of a carpenter. When she refuses, he tortures her to death. Based on actual events
Yong-ho, a Korean boy raised in Japan, is a member of a pro-North Korea organization but he goes to South Korea to learn about his family. He is given his father's diary and discovers that ...
Ho grows up with a keen sense of honor and justice. Looking at life around him under colonialism, he decides to right the wrongs he sees. Gathering a group of seven others like himself from...
A Korean man works for the Japanese colonial government as a spy under the codename of Shanghai Park. His mother and sister know this fact, but rather than report him, they try to convince ...
A retired general finds it difficult to hold down a job in civilian life.
o-seok is a disappointment to his family because he is unable to keep up his grades. Instead of studying, he spends most of his time with his girlfrined Eun-ok--but this is jeapordizing their future success.
While on leave from the army as an award for his heroism, Sgt Jang organizes a special force made up of circus acrobats. Deploying them before sending in the marines, the acrobats destroy ...
At the end of World War II, the remenants of the Japanese Army and Chinese bandits clash at the border of Manchuria and Russia. The Korean Independence Army is drawn into the area in an ...
Kang Jin-kyu is imprisoned for killing a man who had wronged him. However, his mental anguish increases when he learns that his son has betrayed him and joined the gang of his enemy.
Dong-su, a retired criminal, is tempted back into robbing when his friend tells of a plan to rob a racetrack. They select a couple of other professional criminals to help them commit the perfect crime.
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 ...
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 ...
On the advice of his girlfriend, an ex-con becomes a boxer. He hopes to become a well-recognized champion and use his fame to locate his long-lost mother.
Kang-ryeong, a local legend on the streets of Myeongdong, decides to open a cabaret in order to raise enough money to establish an educational institute for the underpriviledged. However ...
Under the command of Lt Choi, the Tiger Squad, fighting the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War, uncover a beautiful but deadly spy with vital strategic information.
Hyeong-jin, a low level gangster, serves a prison sentence after taking the rap for his boss, "Shanghai". Shanghai fails to live up to his promise to take care of Hyeong-jin's family. Upon his release, Hyeong-jin swears reveange
The son of a famous freedom fighter returns home from overseas to discover the streets of Seoul are being terrorized by gangsters from Japan. He and a beautiful kisaeng, the Korean version ...
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
Beijing Kang was formerly a member of the Japanese secret police but, after the withdrawal of troops from mainland Asia at the end of WWII, he became a gangster. Kang kidnaps the daughter ...
Xiao Bo, a shy boy from rural China, goes to the big city and luckily lands a job and place to live thanks to a kind shop keeper, Mrs. Qing. Qing tries getting Xiao a date only to discover ...