Based on the life of Sa Myeong-dang who was born Yu-jeong in the early Chosun Dynasty and was the child prodigy. He passed the state examination on Buddhism at an early age. He studied both...
When Chun-hie returns from a trip with Mr Min, she finds Jeong-hie, Min's daughter, waiting for her. Jeong-hie threatens Chun-hie whom she views as a gold-digger and forces her to break off...
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
Based on the history of King Taejeong who, before he was king, killed his elder brother thus clearing the way to the throne. His father, King Taejo, was upset and concerned for his own ...
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 ...
The story is set in the 1970s during the period of military dictatorship. Schools were freequently closed down nd society seemed to face bleak prospects on all fronts. Nonetheless, Byung ...
Seon-deok is forced by her stepmother to sleep with a wealthy patron of their humble tavern. Consequently, she is thrown out of the house for shaming the family. Having nowhere else to go, ...
Three brothers seek to put an end to the pro-North Korean activities if the Japanese based group Jochongryeon which they blame for the deaths of their parents
Bun-yi is increasingly depressed as she realizes that her husband, whom she wed through in an arranged marriage, has no interest in women.
A lighthouse keeper and his daughter rescue a group of six people from certain death in the sea but, upon learning that they are North Korean spies, they try to report them to the ...
Two elderly neighbors on very bad terms, find themselves forced to deal with one another as their children have fallen in love.
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.
Yeong and Hyeob are young underground musicians and very much in love until the day wehn Yeong witnesses Hyeob kissing a wealthy fan. She leaves him effectively breaking up their singing ...
A student protester is injured when police break up a demonstration. He is aided by a prostitute and falls in love with her despite their age difference. His employer know the situation but...
Two landowners battle for the right to control the marketplace. Their sqabbling and fights harm the merchants and peasants who just want to conduct their businesses until a master of the sword appears to drive the two away.
To broaden the mind of his studious son, Dong-wook, and to make a man out of him, a father hires a prostitute to sleep with the young man. But Dong-wook falls in love, shocking his father and bringing shame to his family name
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 ...
A woman has a child out of wedlock which destroys all the hopes that her father had pinned on her. Lacking a source of income after being thrown out of her parents house, she becomes the ...
Based on the true story of a brother and sister who go to Seoul to make their fortune. They part at Yeomchun Bridge, promising to meet in one year as successes. They fail miserably and ...
A college student is arrested and begins to study music in jail resulting in lifelong changes for the better.