Kum-Bong Do

A jealous mother kills her daughter-in-law with the maid's help. But the murdered woman's spirit takes the form of a cat to seek revenge. (imdb)

When his wife sees him helping his boss' lover, a low-level manager finds his marriage in shambles. (imdb)

The daughter of a kisaeng in Namwon falls in love with Lee, a noble's son. Her lover leaves to complete his studies in Seoul and Chunhyang awaits his return. Soon, a new magistrate, Byeon, appears in the region. Byeon is dertermined to have the beautiful Chunhyang for himself, but when she refuses him, Byeon has her locked in a cell and tortured (imdb)

Chang-su recalls the girl whom he loved before he entered the military. At that time she had been working as a housemaid. They meet again years later at a police station and the girl, Yeong-ja reveals that she quit her job after being raped by the son of her employer. Her life got steadily worse until finally she lost an arm in a car accident and had to work as a prostitute to pay for an artificial limb. (imdb)

A man in a village in Jirisan hides a communist soldier who has sneaked into the area. (en.wikipedia.org)

Eun-gyeong, a blind woman, was abandoned by her mother as a child, and then adopted by a master of martial arts. One day, when her adoptive parent is mortifying killed by villains led by Geun-yeong, she decides to learn martial arts from one of her father's student, Jung-bae, so she can take revenge for her father's death. But just as Eun-gyeong is about to enter the house of Geun-young, she learns that his wife was her biological mother. (Wu Tang Collection)

Based on a popular radio drama, the classic melodrama stars Do Kum Bong as the eponymous heroine Tto Sun, a young hard-working woman with a good head on her shoulders. (yesasia.com)

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)

A historical drama about Yeonsangun of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun. (themoviedb)

Two college grads go to the country to modernize a small, rustic community. The woman establishes a school and the man organizes a youth hall. However, their activities arouse the suspicions of the colonial government which targets them for elimination... (imdb)

When King Heon-kong falls ill, a power struggle erupts over who will inherit the throne. Tired of all the infighting, the ministers arrange for a branch of the king's family, which had lost all its wealth and was living on remote Ganghwa Island, to inherit. But the heir to the throne is reluctant to leave his island home. (imdb)

A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and favors from the monarch. Her lover follows her into the palace disguised as a eunuch. They continue to meet in secret until discovered and sentenced to death. (imdb)

Based on the folktale of Shim Cheong, a young girl who lives with her blind father. To provide for her father, she sells herself for 300 bags of rice to a Chinese merchant but she regrets her action and attempts suicide by jumping into the sea. She is rescued by the sea king who falls in love with her and enables Shim Cheong to restore her father's vision. (mydramalist)

Ok-hwa dies of a broken heart after she is forbidden to marry above her class. Her ghost haunts her former lover making his life, and the life of his new bride, unbearable. (imdb)

Chae-Hwa, daughter of Chinese mother and Korean father, comes to Korea for the first time in 13 years to be a teacher. While she is teaching English, she falls in love with a handsome teacher Ho-Cheol. Chae-Hwa finds that her father already remarried and advises her mother in Hong Kong to divorce. Her mother agrees on that. A student who loves Ho-Cheol makes Chae-Hwa be in trouble several times, but later Chae-Hwa finds that she is her half sister... (koreanfilm.or.kr)

AKA Home of the Stars 2; Su Kyung shows signs of mental derangement. She falls in love with Mun Oh who is suffering from lung disease. Su Kyung has a baby and deceives Mun Oh into believing that it is his whereas it is actually Yeong Min's baby. Meanwhile, when Mun Oh tries to raise the child aware of the truth, Su Kyung throws a fit instead. She brings the baby to Yeong Min and leaves Mun Oh.Yeong Min leaves his daughter, Kyung Ah, with a minister. Mun Oh goes looking for her. (mydramalist)

Gwang-pil (Lee Ryong), Dal-su (Choi Bong) and Sang-mun (Choi Myeong-su) are gangster boys who pick pockets. Ae-ran (Do Geum-bong), who works at a bakery, and Gwang-pil have known each other from childhood and are lovers. The three gangster boys rob a US army warehouse, but only Gwang-pil is caught and placed in a juvenile reformatory. Hearing that Ae-ran works as a barmaid, Gwang-pil escapes from the reformatory to see her... (Korean Classic Film)

Widow Lee falls in love with a married man and her daughters are forced to confront them before their ruinous scandal destroys all their lives. (imdb)

Korean historical drama from prolific director Kwon-taek Im.

Continuing the story of the film, Prince Yeonsan, Yeonsan's grief and dissipated life leads him to become a cruel tyrant, ordering the decapitation of the court members who advised the deposition of his mother. Plans are made for his deposition. (imdb)

Bok-nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon's aristrocart and lives a hard life to survive. She pays her family's living by catching caterpillars in a forest reserve. But she loses her job in the reserve and her husband disappears after borrowing money from a Chinese. In order to repay the husband's debt to the Chinese, she works in his vegetable farm. Later her husband comes back and suspects Bok-nyeo and the Chinese might have had an affair. (imdb)

AKA A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha; The kisaeng (korean geisha) Wol-ha marries Kim Han-su, but soon dies because of a false accusation made up by her husbands mother and her servant. Now the ghost of Wol-ha wants revenge! (imdb)

A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him. But one day a letter arrives from the bank that says the 30 million dollars was a mistake. He faints. (imdb)

Nan-Hyang runs away from home because she can't bear her inharmonious family where her father is a doctor and her mother is the president of a third rate publishing company. Nan-Hyang meets Jin-Ho and his friend Min-Su and has mutual understandings. Jin-Ho stopped studying temporarily. With them, Nan-Hyang lives at her own way and sometimes deviates from the right path. (Korean Classic Film)

When King Myeong-jong dies, his son takes the throne and the old king's concubines are expelled. One of the concubines becomes pregnant. Believing that only she knows the true father, she claims the unborn child is the former kings and has a claim to the throne. The enemies of the new king, ignoring facts, decide to support her claim and threaten to start a civil war. (imdb)

A husband and wife become separated during the Korean War. The woman spends many years searching for her husband who had fled to Busan, but when they are finally reunited, she learns that he has remarried because he believed her to be dead... (imdb)

Heo, an itinerary market dealer, had a short and passionate love with a girl called Bun when he was young and still cherishes that memory in his heart. One day, he happens to meet a young market dealer who is left-handed like him. While talking to him, he finds out that the man is actually his son. He cannot tell him that he is his father but just follows him to find Bun, for whom he has been looking for all of his life. (imdb)

The traditional Korean story of a Cinderella-like little girl. Kongjwi is a good, hard working girl who lives together with her cruel stepmother and the lazy Patjwi. Eventually kindly spirits arrive and assist Kongjwi escape her miserable home life. (imdb)

This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yu Gwan-sun, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As the Independence Movement becomes more and more intense among Korean students, the Japanese authorities order schools closed temporarily. Yu Gwan-sun (Do Geum-bong) persuades her neighbors to join the national movement, and continues her aggressive struggle against Japanese rule. (Korean Classic Film)

This drama tells the story of a group of men in a hospital waiting room. A dentist and a wounded war veteran are among the group. Their disgruntled conversation of their lot in life includes discussions of past love affairs and patriotism. (wikipedia.org)

A young man who was fired from his job for being unmanly decides to dress as a woman and work as a gisaeng. He gets proposals from several of his male clients including his former boss, Heo. He earns enough money to clear his gisaeng life and opens his own business with his friend Jeong-hui. Meanwhile his sister tells him that she is getting married. Later he finds out that her future brother in-law is the son of Heo. He doesn't know how to react. But Heo takes the man back to his company.

Deaf Samryong works as a farmhand. He loves the landlord's daughter-in-law. This film describes his true love and humanity to resist old customs. (imdb)

Seung-hye uses her friend to contact a music producer and start up a career. Although he was about to retire, Producer Kang takes a chance and helps to promote the young singer.

A young bride moves into her husband's family and tries to modernize their lifestyle. Her plans, though, often get discouraged by her mother-in-law, a conservative lady who stresses traditional values. But the bride's father-in-law who understands the charms of her daughter-in-law's modern lifestyle, helps her to get what she wants. Eventually, they become one happy family living a modern lifestyle.

Iljimae's parents were killed due to a conspiracy when he was young. Many years later he became a chivalrous robber, robbing corrupt officials and helping the poor. He eventually manages in taking revenge for his parents' deaths. But the police start to chase him, and he hides himself at a gisaeng's house. The gisaeng was his ex-fiancee. She also lost her parents to a conspiracy. She begs Iljimae to stay with her, but he leaves to do what he has to.

In 19th-century Korea, a woman is saved from a suicide attempt and brought back to the village of her rescuer. Here, she is regarded with fear and suspicion, with many believing she will bring them bad luck owing to the pronouncements of a corrupt shaman.

One rainy day, a young auto-repair shop worker, Cheol, falls in love with the housemaid of a rich family, Young-Hee. Cheol lies to her that he is a college student, and she also conceals what she does. They meet on rainy days only because she has a chance to have a a French-made raincoat. They rendezvous continue, but both of them can hardly find a chance to confess the truth about each other. So they are to split up, but still, they confess the truth to each other.

A naive country girl accepts a position in Seoul unaware of how ill-prepared she is in the ways of the world and the free-thinking ways of the city.