Kim Tae-won remains loyal to Queen Min after the ursper Jang Hie-bin takes the throne. Queen Hie-bin's chief magistrate tyrranizes those who remain sympathetic to the old queen and attempts to kill any who will not pledge alliegence to the new monarch

A young sailor arrives in Busan Harbour; an outrageous-looking, woolly bear of a man appears in downtown Busan with a shotgun over one shoulder, a heavy knapsack thrown over the other; a tough-looking young woman joins her friend in robbing a naïve fat man in a suit. The strands of character and story will slowly converge, well after the audience, tuned to the coincidences and mistaken identities of melodrama, has recognised that these three have a shared history and are fated to meet and reconcile.

One father finds life nearly impossible to live as he attempts to raise his nine children on a pitifully small salary.

A man tries to raise his two sons and two daughters under some of the most adverse conditions known to man. The father operates a horse-drawn cart, but in a city that is modernizing after the destruction of the Korean War, automobiles are making carts obsolete. The children are experiencing difficulties as well. The eldest son has flunked the bar exam twice and is not hopeful of passing it a third time to become a lawyer. The eldest daughter is mute and married to an abusive husband. The younger daughter tries to pose as a rich university student to move up in life. The youngest son has a penchant for petty theft.

When his wife sees him helping his boss' lover, a low-level manager finds his marriage in shambles.

A space creature named Wangmagwi lands on Earth in a flying saucer with plans to dominate the planet. Koreans of every corner of the world battle against the colossal invader as it wreaks havoc across the land.

Prior to his world title match, In-du dies in a car accident. When his spirit reaches the afterworld, they send him back to the real world because it's not his time yet. In-du is reborn as President Choi Mun-oh who was poisoned by the executive director Sam-ryong and his wife Chun-sim. When the resurrected President Choi suddenly starts to box, Sam-ryong believes that President Choi knows of his plotting and is trying to kill him.