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 ...
The story of a man who graduates with honors from a military academy.
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.
The king disguises himself as a peasant to wander among his people during the Harvest Moon Festival. He meets and falls in love with a poor girl and his feelings are returned...at least until he reveals himself to be king
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...
A furnace repairman lives only for his children's happiness. But while his daughter is grateful and obedient, his son is constantly getting into trouble
A seamstress falls in love with a photographer. While he returns her feelings, he is indebted to another woman who paid his tuition.
An independant student marries against the wishes of his parents with disastrous results
A woman is blackmailed by her former lover by whom she had borne a child prior to meeting her current husband
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 ...
A mute cleaner with six children enjoys a happy family life until money problems begin to put a strain on the family.
At an ocean side village, many fishing boats never return from the high sea, and many of the women in the village assume they are widows when their husbands never return. One of them, Seongku, begins an affair with a coal worker.
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 ...
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...
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...
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: '...
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
Following traditions where a nobleman can take a second wife into his house if his wife cannot bear a son, a man marries again. The new wife gives him both a son and a daughter but she is ...
A man with ten daughters loses all his money on stock that his second child recommended and is forced to retire from his job.