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At an ocean side village, many fishing boats never return from the high sea, and many of the women in the village assume they are widows when their husbands never return. One of them, Seongku, begins an affair with a coal worker.

Misery slowly builds in Hak-jun's house after his wife suggests to his mistress that the three of them can get along better by sharing the same house.

An omnibus of three short stories connected by the theme of women who are betrayed by their husbands.

Because of a financial crisis, the Parks are forced to give up one of their sons for adoption. Unfortunately, the son that they raise is constantly in trouble with the law

Shi-do escapes the gangsters who are chasing him by drinking a potion created by Dr Kim which makes him invisible.

Secret agent Nam-kung infiltrates a North Korean operation in Japan that is responsible for kidnapping travelling South Korean and taking them to Pyeongyang

The villagers of Dolmuji in Hwanghae Province suffer terribly under the cruelty of their oppressors in North Korea. Armed with crude farming implements, they rise up against the heavily armed soldiers. All of the villagers are killed except for an elderly man and a young boy who remain in the empty village to tell the tale.

The traditional Korean story of a Cinderella-like little girl. Kongjwi is a good, hard working girl who lives together with her cruel stepmother and the lazy Patjwi. Eventually kindly spirits arrive and assist Kongjwi escape her miserable home life.

Ju Yeong-nbok volunteers to work for the North Korean army as a Russian translator. As the political climate in the North deteriorates, his sister flees south. Yeong-bok is worried that her defection will prevent his being promoted in the ranks of the communist party. He breaks up with his girlfriend because she is catholic in order to prove his party loyalty, but Yeong-bok still finds himself blacklisted.

Two sisters flee in the face of the communist advance in January of 1951. The younger sister kills herself after being raped by a North Korean soldier. The elder sister is saved from the communists, but her rescuer rapes her. This leads to a deep distrust of all men including her boyfriend who, once they are reuinited, wants to marry her

Yong-pal's street gang is infiltrated by an undercover cop who wants to use their fighting skills to break up a drug ring

A gangster called 'The Lion' gets involved in a labor dispute while trying to bring Kang Hyeok, the man who made off with the dockworker's wages, to justice.

Hyeon-rae becomes engaged to Yun-su who must complete his overseas study before marrying her. Shortly after, Hyeon-rae is raped but she keeps it a secret from everyone. However, when she becomes pregnant, her liberal parents are very excited. Thinking that the baby is Yun-su's they send him letters of congratulations.

As a child, Hae-su lacked a father's affection and as an adult she craves the attention of older men. She falls in love with someone more than twice her age but, realizing the futility of that relationship she agrees to marry a rich Korean-American. Unhappy with life in America, she returns to Korea in an effort to escape her controlling husband and get a divorce.

Young-suk runs a mountain resort with her husband. One autumn she is seduced by a man nicknamed 'the Bear'. Her husband contracts pneumonia but Young-suk is so wrapped up in her love affair that she forgets to take care of him.

Yong-pal goes to Seoul to meet his cousin, Gab-sun. However, his bag gets switched at the station by North Korean agents who are smuggling drugs.

The son of a freedom fighter endures 20 years of hardships before he has the opportunity to avenge the death of his father.

Witnessing a car accident, Yong-pal takes the injured driver to a nearby hospital, but the victim's shoes get left behind in Yong-pal's car. Inside the shoes are smuggled gems. Gangsters who are trying to steal the jewels for themselves, kidnap Yong-pal sister and hold her hostage until Yong-pal tells them where the gems are hidden.

A drunkard and his nagging wife evny the happiness of the couple next door until they happen to experience life in the others' shoes

Jin and Min, experts at fighting, get involved with a gang of smugglers. Min recognizes the nature of their activities and makes a break from the group, eventually establishing an orphanage. Jin, on the other hand, finds himself getting deeply involved with crime until it finally leads to murder.

Jun-ho falls in love with Eun-ju but is reluctant to reveal his feelings because his older brother also likes her. Eun-ju's father has other plans for her involving a rich company president who was formerly living with Jun-ho's older sister.