Hak-seong Kim

Movie despicting the life and accomplishments of Korean Admiral Yi Sun Shin.

Considerado o melhor filme da história do cinema coreano por parte da crítica especializada em cinema asiático, “Obaltan” retrata uma Coréia econômica e moralmente arrasada pela guerra. O filme narra as desventuras de uma família de irmãos órfãos de pai que vivem em um lugar em ruínas com uma mãe completamente louca. Um dos irmãos é um homem tímido e responsável cujo salário mal dá para sustentar sua família que também inclui sua esposa grávida e filha. Outro irmão é um ex-militar com ferimentos de guerra que endureceram sua alma. Entre esses dois personagens antagônicos está uma irmã que é arrastada para a prostituição depois de ser rejeitada por seu antigo namorado. E há o irmão mais novo, desencantado com a miséria à sua volta e que vai ajudar as finanças da família como vendedor de jornais.

Three men who have been taken to the compulsory labour under the Japanese colonialism turn back to their hometown, a fishing village. They break the injustice and corrupt customs and rebuild the devastated village with the help of the village girls.

A whaling vessel hunts its quarry on the open sea while its crew undergoes many hardships. During the course of their journey, they dream of their wives and families and pray for the chance to provide for the loved ones and nation.

In the previous year, the harvest had been very poor and many farmers starved durng the winter. With the new growing season, it looks as if the harvest will again be bad because of a lack of rain. Young, idealistic farmer Eun-gi asks rich Kim Han to share his bounty, but the request is refused. Eun-gi's rightous fury is turned to rain by the heavens, giving the poor farmers a cause to celebrate

A couple lived in the mountains of Dume who were grilling charcoal. Although it was a poor life, Hyun-bo (Choi Woon-bong) was happy whenever he saw his wife (Hyun Soon-young). Her wife had a small dream to try on a pair of white rubber shoes. Her husband buys her rubber shoes by selling charcoal to the marketplace to please her wife. At that time, the forest supervisor (Jeon Taek-i) sees her beautiful Hyun Soon-young and tries to rape her. Hyeon-bo, who witnessed the scene, kills the forest supervisor with an axe. Looking at her husband's back as she was being dragged away by the police, Soon-young's long-awaited white rubber shoes were in her hands.