Hong Kong, 1978. South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is kidnapped by North Korean operatives following orders from dictator Kim Jong-il.

In post-Korean War Seoul, a young man from the countryside discovers that his older brother has become romantically involved in a prostitute and has no intentions of returning home.

The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman’s irate in-laws…