Knowing that she will bring nothing to her marriage to Gyu-hyeon, Myeong-hye breaks off their engagement, leaving the way free for wealthy Yu-mi to marry Myeong-hye's true love.
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 former gangster renounces his ways and leads his gang to become patriotic and upstanding citizens after witnessing the student uprising of April 1960.
This elaborate period piece crafted by versatile young director Ho Meng Hua is a Chinese variation of the famous 'The Man Behind the Iron Mask' legend based on the rule of French King Louis...
King Yeon-san meets a simple peasant girl named Dal-nim while he was on a hunting trip. Struck by her beauty, he orders her to the palace as a concubine
His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there and is forced to ...
To show her middle-aged husband how foolish he looks in his flirtation with a young teahouse hostess, his wife starts meeting a much younger man
A platoon of South Korean soldiers find themselves cut off from their squad without communication. They are aided by an old man in a nearby village who did not evacuate his home.
Kim, Cheol-jong cannot forget the young woman he played with as a child living with his family in exile on a remote island. His homesickness is such a distraction that the queen arranges an...
When a woman contracts lung cancer and a long, costly death looms in the future, her mother-in-law schemes to drive the dying woman out of her family and back to her own parents.
Parentless, the oldest of five takes a job in a mill to support his younger siblings. He works hard but is stingy with the money he earns as he hopes to save it for his brothers and sister....
Based on a true story of a young boy who cares for his three younger siblings after their mother abandons them in the custody of their alcoholic father.
When two wives realize that their wealthy and otherwise upstanding husbands have mistresses, they invite the 'other women' to stay in their houses for awhile. Realizing that they are ...
The poor farmers of Muju in Cheonbuk Province cannot get enough water to irrigate their rice. They attempt many times to build a canal to the Geum River, but fail each time. After the military coup of 1962 however, the government gives its full support and helps the villagers succeed
When King Cheol-jang dies, the throne passes to his son King Ko-jang but, because he is considered to be too inexperienced, his ambitious uncle rules as regent. The rightful king's wife, ...
When a squall kills most of the men of a fishing village, the women turn to a young manservant who finds that he can have his choice of wives.
The king's mistress has an affair with a servant which results in a son, Ju-mang. The king despises the boy and banishes him to be raised in a temple. There, Ju-mang studies martial arts. ...
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.
In ancient times, a female warrior conquers a castle in the name of her father and becomes its mistress.
A man and his family struggle with poverty. His wife, unable to bear such a life, deserts her husband and their three children. The man next loses his house as he cannot afford the rent. ...