When his wife sees him helping his boss' lover, a low-level manager finds his marriage in shambles
Recently released from prison, Cheol-ho is expelled from his brother's house after he beats his sister-in-law. His brother decides that the family would be better off if Cheol-ho were dead and tries to arrange it.
A kind traffic cop who has been overlooked for promotions and pay raises for twenty years, tries to organize the local community to raise funds for a slide for the children's playground.
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.
During the Korean War, a man takes a job as a war correspondant. His girlfriend hears nothing from him and is shocked when, years later, she learns that he is alive.
Mrs Seo tries to save her widowed daughter-in-law's honor while waging a grudge war against the laborers whose job it is to deliver water from door to door.
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.
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 seeks revenge on her mother by creating for herself a scandalous marriage, but her plan backfires when she winds up falling in love.
A biologist and his girlfriend must contend with the intrigues of his employer and the employer's daughter. The daughter of the employer wants to marry the botanist and hopes to separate the couple.
An old man saves every penny he earns in the hopes of moving to Seoul and getting an operation. However, his adult children are unaware o fhis illness and insist that he starts helping them to live better lives
A family becomes embroiled in the battle between Jochongryeon--a pro-North Korea group--and the Federation of Korean Residents In Japan
A woman is forced into marriage by her family to a wealthy man who is already married. As the second wife, her life is very difficult and to make matters worse, her ex-lover is her husband's secretary
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
A son steals a large sum of money from his mother who works as a cleaning lady. His plans to become a musician meet with failure and he must find a way to care for his mother who was ...
When a young woman's family can no longer afford to pay her college tuition, she is forced to drop out of school. However, she continues to attend classes and pretends to be enrolled ...
An unemployed man is forced to live with his wife's parents while he struggles to find work. However, he cannot be happy in that house as his mother-in-law is extremely hostile toward him, regarding him as lazy and unmotivated
The head of a happy family becomes infatuated with a poor, homeless woman. He sheds himself of his home, family and friends to join her in a wandering group of beggars.
An ungrateful son ignores the needs and love of his parents after he graduates from college. This causes hard feelings and his parents give up their house and take to a wandering existance.
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.