Synopsis

Yeong-bok sets off for Seoul, leaving behind his aged mother and younger sister to keep home. He gets a job as a luggage carrier when he meets Kye-soon, a struggling young woman who barely manages to support her sick father and younger brother. After Yeong-bok’s mother passes away, his sister, Yeong-ok leaves home in search of Yeong-bok only to become a waitress and to make matters worse, lose her virginity to Gae-cheol. Tragedy also hits Kye-soon who falls prey to Gae-cheol while looking for a job. Eventually learning about Yeong-ok and Kye-soon’s misfortune, he goes after Gae-cheol and his gang in pursuit for justice. This 1934 piece directed by Ahn Jong-hwa preserves the techniques of the silent film at a time when Korean cinema was in transition from the silent cinema to sound cinema. ​

Director

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  • Ahn Jong-hwa
  • Born on January 21, 1902, in Seoul. A versatile figure, Ahn worked as an actor, director, and screenwriter. He was also involved in theater and the New Theater Movement. He entered the film industry in 1924 when he joined the Joseon Kinema Company. Some of his representative works include Flower Vendor (1930), Homeland (1928), Singing Times (1930), Crossroad of Youth (1934), Passion Flowing in the Galaxy (1935), Counterattack (1936), Life Path (1937), Suwoo (1937), For the Country (1949), Vengeance of the Heavenly Spirit (1956), Crown Prince Sado (1956), Chunhyangjeon (1958), Ji Nyu and the Cowherd (1960), etc. After the Korean War, he served as the head of the Film Department at the Ministry of Public Information and also mentored students at the Seorabol Art School.