A young widow is tempted by a laborer on her farm, but she firmly believes that a widow should remain faithful to her deceased husband.
Sun-woo is fired from his advertising job in Japan after it is revealed that his parents were Korean. His girlfriend, Hideko, also leaves him, more for his sudden lack of money than out of ...
A member of the National Soccer team requires a kidney transplant , but finding a donor with matching tissue proves difficult.
An elderly couple, proud of their sons-in-law, are shocked to hear that they might be cheating on their wives. The couple are determined to get to the bottom of the rumors
The eldest son perceives that his family likes his younger brother better than they like him
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 ...
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...
A woman is charged with murder and the prosecuting attorney is an ex-lover who dumped her several years previously
A naive girl from the country marries into a large, well-to-do family in Seoul. She experiences many trials as well as a lot of joy in her new life as she adapts to the city and her new inlaws
While trying to escape from North Korea during the division of the Korean Peninsula, a woman is captured by northern soldiers and seperated from her family. They train her as a spy using ...
An illegitimate child works on his father's apple orchard, all the while suffering abuses from his half-brother. When his father is killed in a storm, he decides that it is time to leave his misery behind.
A man is punished by the gods for his unforgiving nature
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 ...
After her husband dies, the young widow Hye-shil takes care of her brother-in-law and helps him through medical school. They move in together and fall in love, but marrying is impossible under Korean law.
Old Mr and Mrs Kim host a family reunion to celebrate the promotion of one of their children. They decide to visit each of their children's homes scattered across the nation and as they do,...
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
When General Kyo-shik goes off to battle, his wife, Ae-rang, falls in love with a soldier named Seung-yong. Upon his return, the general finds he has one more war to fight, this one with Seung-yong for his wife's honor.
A family becomes embroiled in the battle between Jochongryeon--a pro-North Korea group--and the Federation of Korean Residents In Japan
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: '...
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