Korean-born Bae Jeong-ja was raised as the adopted daughter of Ito Hirobumi and worked with him for the annexation of Korea by Japan. However her national pride and patriotism are restored through her love for Park Beom-jin
A younger brother is the target of abuse at the hands of his older brother. Unable to tolerate his living conditions any longer, he runs away from home
In order to kill the man who betrayed their father and who was responsible for their parents' deaths, two sisters hire an assassin from Japan. However the assassin turns out to be the son of the intended victim
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: '...
A general's wife is kidnapped and sold into slavery to a nearby kingdom. She gives birth to his son there. Decades later, the general and son meet on the battlefield on opposite sides in a war
A noblewoman falls in love with a lower class man in the nidst of a dangerous peasant uprising
Yeong-hun drowns his friend because he has been lusting after his wife, In-ae, for years. In-ae flees, but Yeong-hun tracks her down and spends the night with her. She escapes from him ...
A student of Confucianism becomes entangled in a plot designed by two nobles who seek to overthrow the king.
A couple is seperated during their flight China ahead of the invading Japanese army.
A sailor's girlfriend runs away with the local tough guy. However, her marriage is not happy and her husband abuses her. She disappears from her house one day, and both her husband and ex-lover search frantically for her.
After liberation from Japanese occupation in 1945, one man, living in Pyeongyang, attempts to assassinate a norhtern officer with strong Soviet sympathies. Failing this, he flees to the ...
Simon, a painter, regains the use of his hands thanks to therapy administered by Ren. Later, when Simon is kidnapped by communists and forced to paint a portrait of Stalin, Ren again helps ...
A pickpocket leaves his streetgang and begins an honest life working in a gas station with the love and support of a blind girl.
Ok-hwa dies of a broken heart after she is forbidden to marry above her class. Her ghost haunts her former lover making his life, and the life of his new bride, unbearable.
A rich businessman is the victim of a plot deployed by his stepmother and his best friend to deprive him of his money and girlfriend
Escaping a rebellion in the Je Kingdom of China, a prince is forced to become a beggar. He makes his way to the Kingdom of Yeon where he rescues the princess from kidnappers and confess his...
A mother accidently kills her son while trying to prevent him from dating a woman whom, unknown to him, is his sister.
A brother and sister are orphaned during the evacuation of Seoul during the Korean War. When they are able to return to their home, they find that it has been occupied by their cruel uncle who treats the children like servants
A wealthy businessman is killed in a bombing raid during the Korean War. He had previously secreted his money away to keep it safe during the invasion and only the daughter of a mountain ...
Cho-hye falls in love with a young man who works at a nearby music store. However, her workaholic husband finds out and he throws his wife out on the streets and forbidding her contact with their two young children