Kung-won Nam Movies

Light and Shadow

A young man attempts to prove that he has given up a life of crime but he finds that society is not so forgiving of an ex-convict.

The Bride

A willful young woman from a wealthy family is disrespectful to her blue collar husband and her hardworking inlaws.

Love Defeats Hate

Maposaneun hwangbuja

Mr Hwang, a wealthy but miserly man, loses the opportunities for himself and his daughters, to get married to their respective lovers because he does not want to waste money on a wedding banquet

Paran nunui myeoneuli

A Light in Your Window

Ae-ri, a young girl with an inoperable tumor, pretends not to know her condition so as not to cause her father additional pain

Frozen Sea

History of the Three Kingdoms

The collapse of the Shiila Dynasty causes the region to fall into chaos due to the ambitions of the local nobles, now lording over their charges as kings. Shin Su-kyeong, a former retainer ... See full summary »

Green Bedroom

A man becomes tyrannical towards his wife when he unjustly begins to believe she is having an affair after he finds a business card from her college boyfriend.

Shimpan

Secret Conversations

Ji-hun takes a break from his art studies in Paris to return to Korea and visit with his family. While there, he falls in love with a young widow. However, their future happiness seems doomed as she is already engaged to be remarried

Farewell

After her husband dies, the young widow Hye-shil takes care of her brother-in-law and helps him through medical school. They move in together and fall in love, but marrying is impossible under Korean law.

The Journey

Naega banyeokjanya

So Jeong-ja poses as a translator but, in reality, is a North Korean spy. Over time, and after several missions across the border, she comes to appreciate her life in South Korea and to ... See full summary »

Affair of the Gold Bars

Secret agent Dok Su-jeon is sent to Hong Kong to thwart a North Korean plot meant to disrupt the talks between South Korea and Japan.

Black Bird

A man runs away to a distant island to escape from reality but learns from the residents there that you can't run away from yourself.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Branded as a murderer and imprisoned for 20 years, a man loses what little he had. He receives information in prison from a man called St Wu-weol regarding the location of a hidden treasure... See full summary »

Under the Sky at Sakhalin

During the war, 2 brothers are forced to work for the Japanese in the mines of Sakhalin. At the conclusion of the war however, they find that the Soviet Union, now in control of the area, has no intention of letting them go

Naega majimag bon Heung-nam

Taeja bawi

As the power of the Kingdom of Goguryo grows, the Hwangryong Kingdom of China sends Princess Mo-ran to live in the palace as a concubine as part of a treaty. However, the princess has been ... See full summary »

Elder Brother's Wife

A 26-year old widow is cared for by her younger brother-in-law. He, however, falls in love with her. She opts to run away from her in-laws' house rather than face the situation

Sano

Deul-pan and Oh-wol are slaves working for the same master. Despite their busy lives, the two manage to find time to fall in love. However, the mistress of the house lusts after Deul-pan ... See full summary »

Notoriety

Jun-yeol and Cheon-deok attempt to regain the money taken from the Korean Independence Army by Ishara. They also need to rescue Ui-ryeong who has been kidnapped and faces a fate worse than death.

No Regrets

A rich girl pretends to be working class in order to win the love and respect of an angry young social reformist. She takes a job in a factory to be near him, but he soon learns her real ... See full summary »

Day Dream