밥도 잘하고 청소도 잘하는 7살 작은 소녀 오싱... 엄마 품을 떠나 본 적 없는 7살의 천진난만한 어린 소녀 '오싱'. 친구들이랑 뛰어 놀고 학교에도 가고 싶은 ‘오싱’은 가난한 살림 때문에 일을 하러 가야만 한다. 엄마의 결혼식 옷을 줄여 만든 새 옷을 입고 가족에게 따뜻한 밥을 선물하기 위해 길을 나선 ‘오싱’은 꿋꿋하게 하루하루를 버틴다. 아침 일찍 일어나 밥도 하고 청소도 하고 가족을 위해 씩씩하게 일하던 그녀는, 어느 날 도둑이라는 누명을 쓰고 일하던 곳을 도망 나와 아득하게 펼쳐진 설원 위를 떠돌게 되는데...
TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. In 1991, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of TBS' founding, it was released with a total production value of around 1.2 billion yen and aired in two parts.
Seven-year-old girl Shin is sold off as a servant. She takes with her the 50-cent coin her grandmother gave her. However, at the master's house, Shin is accused of stealing the money and beaten. Shin escapes to mountains where she falls into a faint. Jin-ho, a student soldier, runs away from the army into mountains. He saves Shin and they live in the mountain where he teaches her how to read and fall in puppy love with each other. After the winter, Shin and Jin-ho go down the mountain. But they are discovered by soldiers who end up killing Jin-ho. Shin takes the harmonica that belonged to Jin-ho and goes home. When her father beats her and plans to sell her off again, Shin leaves in search of her mother. Shin finds her mother who is a kisaeng. Understanding that she can't stay, Shin leaves to become a servant. Learning that her grandmother is near death, Shin returns home and vows to overcome their poverty.
