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- A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and favors from the monarch. Her lover follows her into the palace disguised as a eunuch. They continue to meet in secret until discovered and sentenced to death
- Admist a rebellion during the Ching Dynasty in ancient China, a nurse flees the palace with a young prince. As an adult, he convinces the daughter of the usurper to betray her father and to assist in restoring him as the rightful monarch.
- 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 breaking up happy families, the girls eventually agree to give up the married men
- The youngest daughter of a brutal king is sent into exile after openly criticizing the cruel treatment heaped on the peasants.
- Ok-hui lives with her grandmother, her mother and the maid. People refer to their house as the "Widow House" because all three adult women who live there are widows. One day, a teacher named Mr. Han moves into the house as a lodger.
- During the Korean War, pilots of the 10th Fighter Wing of the South Korean Air Force fly their majestic Saber jets in daily dangerous missions against Communist North Korean targets.
- Once upon a time, under the reign of the three kingdoms, there was a woman who tempts a Buddhist priest named Cho. She is a one-thousand-year-old fox who intends to reincarnate as a human being. Not knowing this, Cho lives with the fox. But in the end, they get separated harboring sadness of unfulfilled love in this world.
- The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman's irate in-laws when the truth is discovered. Even after the child is grown, no contact is allowed between he and his mother who now denies the events of her past.
- A demon transforms a poisonous white snake into a sensuous woman. She seduces Seong-do, a Buddhist monk, and bears his child. However, she betrays the demon and refuses to kill her family so the demon changes her to stone. Only the assistance of the goddess of mercy can save the day.
- During a concert in Japan a singer encounters his childhood sweetheart and their old love is rekindled with new passion. However their love is a problem for the singer because he is already engaged to the daughter of his mentor.
- Chun-hyang, the only daughter of an old gisaeng named Wolmae, falls in love with Lee Mong-nyong and promises to marry him. But Lee leaves for Seoul with his father who's an aristocrat, and the new governor, Byeon Hakdo, covets Chun-hyang because she is the most beautiful girl in town. When Chun-hyang rejects his order to serve him at night, Governor Byeon sends her to jail. In the mean time, Lee passes the state exam and becomes a special undercover agent of the king. He comes back to where Chun-hyang lives to save her and punishes Governor Byeon.
- After Queen Shin is dethroned, a power struggle erupts among King Jung-jong's concubines who hope to take the queen's place. Song Min-dol, a eunuch who despises the way the court treats him, introduces his sister to the king in the hopes that she can claim the throne. However, he is unaware that by doing so, he has signed her death warrent and unintentionally causes the deaths of everyone he cares about
- The son of a mute couple succeeds in getting a good job, but is dismayed when he learns that he may have gotten the job, not based on his business skill, but on his ability to speak sign language. This rumor comes about because the boss has a deaf daughter whom he wants to marry off as soon as possible
- When King Heon-kong falls ill, a power struggle erupts over who will inherit the throne. Tired of all the infighting, the ministers arrange for a branch of the king's family, which had lost all its wealth and was living on remote Ganghwa Island, to inherit. But the heir to the throne is reluctant to leave his island home.
- An oriental doctor Kim, Hak-gyu (Kim, Seung-ho) is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic trouble by being nasty to his wife (Han, Eun-jin) and his children. Kim, Hyeon-ok (Choi, Eun-hee), a daughter of a young widow who runs Nahana Beauty Shop, is in love with Choi, Du-yeol (Kim, Jin-gyu), an obstetrician across the street. Kim, Hak-gyu has great distaste for western medicine, and at the same time, is jealous of the obstetrician. He always gets in the way of Choi, Du-yeol. Kim's son, Hyeon-gu (Shin, Young-kyun), dates Jeomryae, a daughter of a bar owner (Hwang, Jeong-soon).
- A poisonous white snake is transformed into a beautiful woman by a demon in order to destroy a particularly pure monk who works in the service of the goddess of mercy.
- A man with ten daughters loses all his money on stock that his second child recommended and is forced to retire from his job.
- Seong-ae returns from her four years in the USA. While she was gone, her sister had passed away. Seong-ae's young niece begins to believe that her aunt is really her mother and starts calling her 'Mom' much to Seong-ae's embarassment. She finds her sister's diary and begins to read it. From the entries there, she comes to fall in love with her brother-in-law. However, he is uncomfortable with the situation and asks Seong-ae to leave as quickly as possible
- The son of a Chosun Dynasty general, Kim Du-han finds himself orphaned when the dynasty ends and the Japanese colonize Korea in the early 1900's. He sets out to build a resistance army in this historical drama.
- Mi-suk, Jin-suk and Seon-suk live happily with their widowed mother. They are perfomers waiting for their act to be discovered. However, they decide to take time out from their busy schedules of rehearsals to help their mother find an ideal marriage partner.
- Shin Jung-Hyeon, Kon-Chi, and Dong-Ho are poor musicians. Since they have excellent ability but don't have money, they don't have jobs. A beauty treats them with kindness. She gives them money for the house and drink, and gives comfort to their minds, too. One day, they grow rapidly into favor. The beauty Shin Jung-Hyeon loves disappears. They thought her a student, but in fact, she is a call girl. Knowing this, Shin Jung-Hyeon sings with almost mad feelings.
- A middle-aged man is laid off from work but is too proud to tell his family. His children, however, learn of the situation and take jobs of their own to help him save face.
- A scientist has discovered the secret to bringing the dead back to life in the laboratory of his private clinic by transferring the souls into the body of a fresh corpse.
- Two college grads go to the country to modernize a small, rustic community. The woman establishes a school and the man organizes a youth hall. However, their activities arouse the suspicions of the colonial government which targets them for elimination
- An abusive man murders his wife and father-in-law then accuses Mok-ryeon, his sister-in-law's boyfriend, of the crime. Mok-ryeon escapes custody and with his girlfriend, flees the village pursued by the killer who in turn is chased by vengeful spirits.
- Kim Hie-gab arrives in Seoul with dreams of becoming a popular singer. He falls in love with a girl he sees on the street and follows her home. Every night he stands in front of her house and serenades her with his song "Confessions Of Youth." Her father is, coincidentally, a composer and he decides to help the young man.
- Continuing the story of the film, Prince Yeonsan, Yeonsan's grief and dissipated life leads him to become a cruel tyrant, ordering the decapitation of the court members who advised the deposition of his mother. Plans are made for his deposition.
- Chun-ho lives a hard life under the strict rules and watchful eye of her mother-in-law. The older woman's temper is so great that it eventually causes Chun-ho's daughter to run away. Chun-ho tries to heal her broken family but with the mother-in-law alive, it may be impossible.
- Deaf Samryong works as a farmhand. He loves the landlord's daughter-in-law. This film describes his true love and humanity to resist old customs.
- 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
- An employee in a large company is treated like family by his co-workers, so they are shocked when he betrays them all in a dramatic bid to gain control of the business.
- A freedom fighter finds himself being transported to a new holding facility along with five dangerous criminals. Enroute, there is an accident and the prisoners escape. If they are to avoid recapture, they must learn to work together and trust each other.
- Ku-Chil is down and out, having spent the night in a police cell. Upon being released, he encounters a policeman's daughter, Seon-Hee. One the way out, he declares he'll marry her and leaves to find a job. Ku-Chil gains the confidence of Mr. Seok, who hires him as a security guard. His bravado also attracts the attention from Mr. Seok's daughter, but Ku-Chil can't be swayed from his intentions to wed Seon-Hee, and proposes. Her father, Officer Ha disapproves. Will he recognize their love and permit their marriage? Will Mr. Seok's daughter ruin everything?
- Sgt Kim steals into an enemy camp and captures a female soldier. Although she is a prisoner of war, Kim defends her and begs for her to be allowed her freedom while, at the same time, trying to convince her to renounce communism.
- 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 interview with the girl in the hopes of getting Cheol-jong's mind back on the affairs of state.
- Kidnergarten teacher Mi-rim is surprised to find Hun, a child in her class, is actually the baby she gave up at birth. She resists the temptation to reveal her identity to his parents until Hun is involved in a car accident
- Lt Kang leads an attack on a village that has been occupied by the North Korean soldiers during the beginning of the Korean War. Kim Hong-kil, a teenager, at first fiercely resists Kang but eventually comes to realize that the propaganda spread by the communist soldiers has poisoned his mind against his would-be saviours
- Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his daughter into a wealthy family. Story 2: 'A Daughter-In-Law Is No Better Than A Stranger'--A woman thinks that her daughter-in-law has turned her son against her so she tries to kill the younger woman. Story 3: '7 Grounds For Divorce'--A wife begins an affair with her servant because of her husband's impotency Story 4: 'Prohibit Sex In Court'--A concubine's life is at risk when it is revealed that her infant child is not the king's.
- Nam Jin works for a construction company but the longer he stays at his job, the more he realizes how dishonest his company is.