Jin Kyu Kim Movies

Women's Quarters

An omnibus of three short stories connected by the theme of women who are betrayed by their husbands.

View from an Alley

One father finds life nearly impossible to live as he attempts to raise his nine children on a pitifully small salary.

The Home I Can Never Return to

Sang-wook borrows money from his strugling family so he can marry a kisaeng. His family helps him but are forced to take out a second mortage on their home. Sang-wook happily returns to Seoul, but along the way the money is stolen.

King Jin-shi and the Great Wall of China

In order to protect the newly unified China from northern attacks, King Jin-shi orders the Great Wall of China built, unaware that it would eventually bring discontent to his people and ... See full summary »

Jeongkyeong buin

Queen Jeong Kyeong cannot produce a son so the queen-mother allows her son to take a concubine as a second wife. However, although she retains her titles, Jeong Kyeong soon falls victim to a plot to remove her from power

Soil

The ambitious wife of a lawyer is unsatisfied with her husband's small practice which aids a rural community

Deep Relations

Min-su's family troubles begin when a boy shows up on his doorstep claiming to be his son.

A Noble Lady

A woman is forced into marriage by her family to a wealthy man who is already married. As the second wife, her life is very difficult and to make matters worse, her ex-lover is her husband's secretary

Pado

Min Sang-hun has a happy marriage and would do anything to provide for his wife. Sadly, his business is unsuccessful and on the verge of bankruptcy. His ex-girlfriend shows up and offers to... See full summary »

Free Madam

Following the fashion, a professor's wife begins to go out dancing each night. At first an innocent activity, she soon falls under the spell of a young gigolo. Her husband, out of loneliness, begins an affair with one of his students

When the First Snow Falls

Two highschool graduates promise to meet again before going off to separate colleges, but on the way to the appointed place, the girl is hit by a car and confined to a wheelchair

Jet buin

A woman feels guilty after taking a job to help out with household expenses while seemingly ingnoring the needs of her family.

A Life Like a Flame

An ex-con vows to make up for all his past misdeeds as he tries to locate his family. The news media picks up on his sad tale and follows him through his subsequent good works.

Seongnan cosmos

A young teacher devotes herself to the students in her care in a small, rural village. She finds herself in constant battles with the parents of the children and the school administration ... See full summary »

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Popular singer, Hun, falls in love with Oh Su-mi. She is extremely jealous of other women and demands that Hun give up singing so she can have him for herself.

Sa myeongdang

Based on the life of Sa Myeong-dang who was born Yu-jeong in the early Chosun Dynasty and was the child prodigy. He passed the state examination on Buddhism at an early age. He studied both... See full summary »

Lovers' Quarrel

The stress and shame of learning that his son is living with a woman without being married sends a millionaire to the hospital with high blood pressure. The son's girlfriend begins to take care of him there and tries to win him over

Guduswe

An old man saves every penny he earns in the hopes of moving to Seoul and getting an operation. However, his adult children are unaware o fhis illness and insist that he starts helping them to live better lives

Time of Love and Hatred

Mrs Oh finds herself driven to having an affair because of her husband's neglect. When her husband's business fails, he commits suicide. Despite being free to love again, the strict rules of society prevent her from meeting another man

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