Movies released in 1968

No Despair

A South Korean pilot crashes in North Korea but a village woman rescues him and nurses him back to health. During the retreat of January 1951, he encounters her again, now mad from her war experiences. He decides to help her as best he can.

Unfulfilled Love

After her mother dies, Jung-hie goes to Seoul to live with her father and his family. He allows her to stay with the condition that she never reveals that he is her father.

Het loket

Gate of the Filial Daughter

Living alone with her father deep in the mountains, Bang-weol has grown up to be a spoiled brat. One day a woman arrives at their isolated house and stays with them. She is trying to hide ... See full summary »

Maß für Maß

A Poet's Wedding

Estrada në ekran

Herb of Desire

Two traditional stories. In the first, a girl marries the bravest man in the village so she can send him into a monster's lair to collect an mystic herb which can save her father's life. In... See full summary »

The Blues at Twilight

A Korean mother and daughter living in Japan are captured by Japanese gangsters. They are rescued, but their savior turns out to be a North Korean agent who wants their properties and plans to ship the pair to North Korea.

Kisaeng

A young girl is forced to become a kisaeng to support her family. Her place of employment sells her off to an old man as his concubine. She falls into depression over her circumstances and misses the boy she left behind

Mr Ku of Sajikgol

An old man not only prevents thieves from stealing his fortune, but he reforms them through his kindness

Legends

Three traditional Korean folktales. Story 1: The kindness and good deeds of a poor couple earns them a bag of gold from heaven. Story 2: A brave man battles a bloodthirsty ghost. Story 3: A... See full summary »

Lover

Yu-ri is made queen despite her objections that she is in love with another man, Kang Yang, not the king. In time the king dies and his brother becomes regent until the prince is old enough... See full summary »

Mrs Hwa-seon

Hwa-seon visits her son in Seoul who is living with his rich in-laws. He resents her being there and treats her like a servant until she finally gets fed up with him and goes home. When his... See full summary »

Treffpunkt Genf

A Wandering Swordsman and 108 Bars of Gold

A wise martial arts teacher, knowing that the future will need his treasure, hid his hoard of gold before he died. His daughter and a rival teacher have other plans for gold and each send their agents to try and find it

The Secret of Affection

While trying to escape from North Korea during the division of the Korean Peninsula, a woman is captured by northern soldiers and seperated from her family. They train her as a spy using ... See full summary »

Passion

Young-mi makes a wager with her friend, Myeong-hie, that she can seduce the latter's father. Myeong-hie, believing that her father would always remain faithful to her mother, agrees to the wager with disasterous results.

Always Loving You

Betrayed by their lovers, Woon-ho and Yu-mi pretend to be a couple in order to make their ex's jealous. Failing that, they decide that a double suicide is the way to go. The police ... See full summary »

The Cliff

A woman dying of stomach cancer takes comfort from the man who has promised to stay by her side while he prays for a miracle