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The documentary series were made to look back on Korea’s modern history. It tells stories of specific moments in time weaving together relevant video clips from news broadcasts, dramas, shows and other documentaries
The first season of the Women of Legend Series tells the story of a young lady-in-waiting whose beauty catches the eye of the King and becomes his concubine. Quickly rising in the ranks and eventually giving birth to a son, her hunger for power drives her not only to maintain her position, but to become Queen.
Civilization has been destroyed by war and pollution, but the survivors have built the last city of Ecoban. As most natural resources have been exhausted, Ecoban is powered by pollution. The citizens of Ecoban need to continue creating this pollution leading them into conflict with the inhabitants of Marr while one man just wants to clear away the clouds and see the sky.
The fourth episode of 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty covers the first half of the 16th Century, from the reign of Jungjong to Myeongjong.
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The seventh of the 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty series deals with the reigns of Injo, Hyojong and Hyeonjong in the 17th Century. The period in which Injo ruled was marked by General Yi Gwal's rebellion, the two invasions by the Manchu, and subsequent breakdown of the economy. His successors, Hyojong and Hyeonjong, spent most of their time on the throne attempting to restore the kingdom.
A man aids his friend by assisting him in disposing of the body of his ex-girlfriend.
The public yearns for a hero who will solve the economic crisis, and MB bursts onto the scene. However, what made voters excited now makes them disappointed. How the then voters were seen from the MB’s perspective? A political documentary that makes people laugh and cry.
Two friends, Moon-ho and Jong-kyu, in their mid-thirties now, have known each other since childhood. As time passes, they feel more and more sorry of their younger years. In search of adventure they are ready for all kind of acrobatics, for example, to make love spontaneously, with a woman they meet for the first time. Moon-ho finds Yun-jung through the internet to have an extramarital sexual affair. Jong-kyu goes out with his first love, Soo-hyun, for the first time in ten years and together they head for a hotel... But the story goes on as if the two couples had never met...
A historical drama about the life of Prince Yeonsan of Joseon,.
Yoon Mi's whole body is shaking as her husband confesses to her that he has been having an affair with a young stage actress. The affair has been going on for six months and he claims it was difficult days for him, and he wants a divorce. Yoon Mi is a doctor, successful in her career, and her best high school friend, Jung Hee has always envied Yoon Mi's smart life that she leads, whereas Jung Hee herself is all so fed up with her meaningless and worthless life as a housewife. This drama is a new composition of marriage, family, and friendship between women. The two women's agony, divorce, and the process of overcoming their depression ask us once again the true meaning of marriage life.
Schoolgirl Sun Nyog suffers from pain and hardships, life and the world around her confuse the girl. Her father, a Buddhist monk, left them, the mother has totally neglected her daughter while her lover harasses the girl. One winter day Sun Nyog goes to the temple. She decides to study Buddhism and is ordained as a nun. In 1989 the film participated in the MIFF competition and won the Bronze St. George for Best Actress.
Terminally ill patients are magically cured by a neurosurgeon who transfers their tumors to his own brain.
Si-Wuk is a repeater who is taking the entrance exam after one failure. When his neighbor Yun-Ho and Ji-Hee family take a trip, their aunt Hye-Bin comes to the house to keep the empty house and Si-Wuk feels love for her.
Keon wants his friend's girlfriend so he tries to take her by force but she gets away. Instead, she runs into a truck driver who rapes and murders her. Keon is wracked with guilt. As the investigators close in on Keon, Madam Sun-wu hides him. Keon becomes Madam Sun-wu's toy-boy. He also becomes a nude model for Ma Mi-ae, Madam Sun-wu's friend. Mi-ae is drawn to Keon. Mrs. Yun, whose husband is impotent, also looks to Keon to satisfy her desires. As the investigation's net tightens, Keon's life falls apart. Mrs. Yun dumps Keon on a road in the middle of the night. The prostitute Lan helps Keon out. However, in despair, Keon runs out into the rain and screams. On TV, the news broadcast the capture of the real criminal.
Hyeon-rae becomes engaged to Yun-su who must complete his overseas study before marrying her. Shortly after, Hyeon-rae is raped but she keeps it a secret from everyone. However, when she becomes pregnant, her liberal parents are very excited. Thinking that the baby is Yun-su's they send him letters of congratulations.
After a performance depicting the lives of jesters during the Joseon era, the cast, led by director Byungsoo, immerses themselves in rehearsing a new play.
This is the true story of Kim Hee-ro and his fight for justice in Japan. On February 20, 1968, two Japanese gangsters were killed in a cabaret in Shizuoka, Japan. Kim Hee-개, a Korean resident of Japan, was accused of th crime. Kim held 13 people hostage in a nearby hotel, trying to have his story of constant intimidation and threats by the gangsters told, but eventually he was captured and sentenced to life imprisonment.
