north village leader
Ambientada en la década de 1980, el hijo mayor de una familia pobre decide mudarse a Seúl para convertirse en maestro. Sin embargo, tan pronto como llega a la ciudad, le roban el dinero y pierde sus maletas. Se las arregla para llegar a un pueblo remoto, donde casualmente estaban buscando un nuevo maestro para los niños del pueblo. Pronto se enamora de una mujer allí, pero su origen parece vago ya que la gente del pueblo solo dice que ella viene de algún lugar del norte. Resulta que la gente del pueblo se ha estado comunicando con otro pueblo limítrofe en Corea del Norte a través de un túnel secreto que los conecta.
Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's friend, but rather than follow the painstaking process of preparing the food by hand, Han-kook begins to use pre-processed ingredients.
Lighthouse Keeper
Un niño llora la muerte de su padre y comienza una búsqueda para encontrar a su madre. En el camino se encuentra con muchas personas que citan preceptos budistas: un monje excéntrico, una niña que se convierte en una mujer joven, una reclusa, un médico mal hablado y el hijo pequeño de un astrónomo bebedor. Cada uno de ellos le dice al niño que busque a alguien que lo ayude a encontrar la verdad y a su madre.
Chan-dol's father
Soldiers with the U.N. forces that entered Korea during the Korean War rape a village girl named Eon-rae. The villagers ostracize Eon-rae and her son. Unable to make a living, Eon-rae joins the brothel district that has been set up near the U.N. base on the other side of the river from the village. The war and the introduction of U.S. culture break down the social order of the village. After several village children have died, the villagers put the blame on the prostitutes. Eventually the villagers, unable to maintain the village, leave their homes one by one. Eon-rae and her son also leave
Hye-rim is a model prisoner serving out her sentence for murder. With two years left to go, she gets a special outing. Hye-rim gets on a train to Kang-reung to visit her mother's grave. At the place, she meets Min-gi, a young man running away after being involved in a crime organization. Min-gi's persistence melts the heart that was hardened in jail. Hye-rim and Min-gi fall in love.
Jang-Soe is the stepbrother of Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon. Jang-Soe's mother kills two sisters to take all properties from their father. Later Jang-Hwa and Hong-Ryeon become resented spirits. They appear to their father Mr. Bae and the chief of district to tell that their stepmother Mrs. Heo killed them. The honorable chief of district knows the truth and arrests Mrs. Heo and Jang-Soe to punish them. Jang-Hwa revives from death and marries to her beloved Mr. Jeong.
