Jeong-suk Moon

A public accountant's salary is far too small for him to even get a cavity fixed, let alone support his family. However, he must somehow provide for his senile, shell-shocked mother, his malnourished, pregnant wife, a younger brother who won't work, his unmarried sister who is prostituting herself to foreigners for extra money, and two young children. (imdb)

Ki-rye, from a respectable but poor family, is married off to the deceased son of a powerful government official. Her father-in-law takes pity on her miserable and lonely condition and helps her to run away. She becomes a servant in Minister Choi's house. She marries again to a low-level noble, but finds herself in dire straits when it appears that she is unable to produce a male child to carry on the bloodline. (imdb)

A man wants to leave his mistress so he can marry the daughter of the director of the hospital. However, complications ensue and the devil in this man is released.

A melodrama about the wife of a handicapped war-veteran writer. Their marriage is tested when the wife is tempted by a romance with a younger man (en.wikipedia.org)

"Black Hair" Yeon-sil (Moon Jeong-suk) is the lover of crime boss Dong-il (Jang Dong-he). She pays off one of the boss's henchmen, Man-ho (Chae Rang), with whom she once had an affair; Man-ho is an opium addict, and he has been blackmailing Yeon-sil by threatening to disclose their past relations. (Letterboxd)

Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang). Charlie suggests to the couple that they invest money in a smuggling business he is engaged in. Enticed by Charlie's story of easy moneymaking, the wife persuades the husband ... (imdb)

Gang Hyeon-hui, who takes care of her illegitimate daughter and her mother, makes a living by managing a dabang (cafe) called 'Madonna.' Hyeon-hui experiences difficulties in life, but tries not to lose her dignity. However, it is not easy, for the fact that she runs a dabang and has an illegitimate child is enough for people to treat her with disdain. Gang Hyeon-hui falls in love with one of her customers, an editorial writer named Lee Sang-hyeon. (Korean Classic Film)

During the 1930s, the oppression of Japanese rule was severe. Heo Seung (Kim Jin-gyu) who states that he was "born from soil, will live in soil, and die in soil," goes to live at Yun's house, a government official in Seoul. In Seoul, he attends college, and after graduating, he plans to go back to his hometown in Sannyeoul, but Yun persuades him to go to Japan and take the High Civil Service Examination, which he passes with flying colors. (Korean Classic Film)

A well behaved female prisoner, on parole, is set to return to prison. On the train ride back to prison she encounters a man who is actually a fugitive. (mydramalist)

In 1950, my brother directed guerrillas in the vicinity of the Maekeling Mountains. The younger brother of a senior cadre serving in the defense department will put his biological father to death as a reactionary. Feel guilty brother after intense mental struggle decided to brother command guerrillas surrendered. On the way to surrender, my brother was accidentally shot dead by the guerrillas. (mtime.com)

AKA Under an Umbrella; A painter on the verge of suicide finds comfort in Seon-hie. She gives birth to his son but his mother forces him to separate from her. He decides the way to financial independence from his mother is to win a national art contest. (imdb)

College students leave their homes in Korea to join in the struggle against the Japanese in Manchuria, China (imdb)

His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there and is forced to choose between betraying his parents and nation or the woman he loves. (imdb)

AKA My Sister Is a Tomboy; Dal-su, an owner of a judo school, taught his daughter Sun-ae judo so that she could defend herself. But she uses her judo skills on her husband whenever she is displeased with him. Knowing this, Dal-su summons her to the gym. And he completely beats her in a match, teaching her the real meaning of judo. She sees how she has been wrong and becomes a kinder wife. (imdb)

A poor, somewhat simple, housekeeper gives birth to a child. However, she has no idea who the father is. She cheerfully undergoes many hardships for the sake of her baby, which unfortunately does not survive long. The housekeeper must choose whether or not to go on living. (imdb)

A mother and daughter are separated during the Korean War. The daughter becomes a famous singer, but as her mother listens to the songs on the radio and is thus unable to see the singer's face, she is unaware that the diva is her daughter. (imdb)

Bok-nyeo, a mentally handicapped woman, supports her lazy husband by selling apples at the public marketplace. When her husband abandons her for another woman, another man who sympathizes with Bok-nyeo, kills him. (wikipedia.org)

A student protester is injured when police break up a demonstration. He is aided by a prostitute and falls in love with her despite their age difference. His employer knows the situation but his daughter loves the student. He comes up with a plan to reveal the prostitute's past and publically humiliate her.

A doctor and his son both fall in love with a blind, deaf mute who is one of the father's patients.