On the first full moon of January, in the town of Ha-pyung, there is a festival going on in the yard of Shin Chi-gyu, the town's biggest landowner. They are playing yut, a game of throwing four short sticks. The winner of the game is Ok-bun's husband, Lee Bang-won. Having no money, Ok-bun and Bang-won had been tenant farmers on Chi-gyu's land. With their winnings, they try to start their own business. Chi-gyu had always been drawn to Ok-bun. When Bang-won leaves, Chi-gyu comes on strong to Ok-bun. Ok-bun waits eagerly for her husband's return but Bang-won has failed in his business and returns a pauper. As their dreams go up in smoke, Ok-bun falls into deep despair.
Yeon-ha is charged with adultery by her husband, but as events of her unhappy and violent marriage are revealed, the court comes to sympathize with her.
After witnessing the brutal murder of his mother, Ma-ryong grows up intent on revenge and sets out to become a master of martial arts. When Ma-ryong kills his mother’s murderer, Il-pyung, the son of Ma-ryong’s enemy, seeks a master to learn how to fight. Ma-ryong and Il-pyung form a bond as master and apprentice leading to an inevitable showdown.
Ha In-young has suffered for years under her husband, Kang Suk-wu. He's kept her captive with his loss of humanity and sexual depravation. In-young yearns for an unknown world. One day, In-young meets Min Byung-gu but Byung-gu leaves her. In-young leaves her husband and even her young daughter Ha-mi. Ha-mi searches madly for her mother. Chairman Kang, Suk-wu's father, understands why his daughter-in-law has run away. Suk-wu anguishes over the actions of his father and daughter. Suk-wu regains his sexual masculinity which he had lost for years. He forgives In-young and receives her again.
Young-Shik, un playboy, ama a propósito a Ok-Ju, la hija del dueño de un negocio. Un día lo golpean y lo llevan a una villa de montaña mientras camina cerca de un hotel. El propietario de la villa, Jin-Ho, era médico veterinario, pero ahora lleva una vida con animales anatomizados después de sufrir una lesión en la pierna. Un día, una mujer que usa velo de novia llega a Young-Shik y le pide que vuelva con su primer amor, Mi-Ra. Cuando la misteriosa mujer se enfrenta a Ok-Ju, ella mata a Ok-Ju. El día de su partida, Young-Shik va a Jin-Ho y escucha de él que la mujer del velo es Mi-Ra, que está preocupada por su cara quemada y se suicidó dejándolo ir. Tembla de sufrimientos.
