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 ...
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
A young Korean-American accidently kills someone and spends the next 7 years in prison. When released, she joins up with a middle-aged Korean man looking for his wife and an illegal ...
The family governess causes a scandal when she falls in love with her employer's eldest son.
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 sculptor seeks revenge on the gangster who kidnapped and raped his girlfriend.
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
The children of the ministers slain by Queen Min in her bid for power struggle against the corrupt despot as they seek to avenge their parents' deaths
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's family violently opposes his plan to marry a poor girl. The girl's mother is so disappointed and humiliated that she dies. His parents arrange for him to marry a politician's ...
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 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.
The story of a man who graduates with honors from a military academy.
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 painter on the verge of suicide finds comfort in Seon-hie. She gives birth to his son but his mother forces him to separate from her. He decides the way to financial independence from his...
A girl becomes a prostitute in order to pay her mother's hospital bills.
A man's ambition, drive and will to live gradually leave him as do the employees at his unproductive oil field.
A young widow closes down her successful cafe because her mother-in-law suspects that she may be using it to meet a new husband
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,