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
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 ...
Jang Jun-ho loses his sight during the Korean War in an act of heroism that saves the life of his commanding officer Kang Dong-su. Years later, they meet again in civilian life and Dong-su ...
Two couples live together in one house. One of the wives is infertile so the other offers to act as a surrogate mother, not considering how this will affect their friendship and group dynamics.
A young woman becomes the stepmother of four grown children. One daughter is jealous of the young interloper while one of the sons falls in love with her, but with patience she sets about winning their respect
After receiving a proposal of marriage from a rich woman, a man sends his girlfriend and son to live in a convent.
A man's ambition, drive and will to live gradually leave him as do the employees at his unproductive oil field.
A peasant exchanges 200 bags of rice to purchase the title of a nobleman. However, he finds that life as a noble is more difficult than life as a farmer
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.
The family governess causes a scandal when she falls in love with her employer's eldest son.
Wol-ra decides that she wants to have a baby, but she does not necessarily want to get married. She sets out to find a man of intellect and talent so she can bear a child with these qualities.
A man marries a college student over the objections of his parents. She resists their demands that she give up her education while she tries to be as dutiful daughter-in-law as otherwise possible.
A girl becomes a prostitute in order to pay her mother's hospital bills.
Following the Japanese invasion and colonization of Korea, the Korean government, led by freedom fighter Kim Ku, relocates to Shanghai to continue fighting for their country.
A sculptor seeks revenge on the gangster who kidnapped and raped his girlfriend.
Four orphans who grew up together in the same orphanage, find that their lives take very different but interconnected turns. One becomes a police officer, one a postitute, and two are rival gangsters.
Pil-su and his gang kidnap Geun-shik, the son of a wealthy industrialist. On the run from the police, they hide in Hyeon-min's house, terrorizing his family, while they negotiate a ransom
A former kisaeng is forced to give in to her father-in-law's demands and give her children to him to be raised after her husband passes away.
King Sun-cho, the 23rd king of the Chosun Dynasty, is forced to execute his son on charges of attempting to overthrow him. The king's grandchildren are exiled to a small, rural village where they grow up as peasants,
Gab-sun follows her boyfriend to Seoul, getting a job in the same company as he in order to convince him to fulfill his promise and marry her.