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.

In order to gain revenge on the killers of his parents, a man joins an organized crime ring as a hit man. The brutality of his slayings in his quest for vengeance makes him a man that the police desperately want to collar. ※ Only the first 32 minutes of the film currently exist today. The plot summary has been added in the form of title cards to aid the viewing experience.

It is during Japanese occupation in Machuria. As master of Tae Keuk Kwan, a hapkido gym, Mun-Ik falls ill and Mun-Pyeong is absent for his training, Kondo makes a challenge with Sa Cheol Wang and Sam Cheol In to Mun-Ik. Although Chung attacks Kondo to revenge for his murdered master, he is seriously injured. He takes a refuge in a mountain where he waits for Mun-Pyeong. Mun-Pyeong appears in disguise of a buddhist monk and pretends to ignore requests from his fiancee Wang-Ryeong who is Chung's sister, Wang Dae In and even his pupils. But he kills three iron men first. Though Kondo allures Mun-Pyeong by using Wang-Ryeong and Wang Dae In as a bait, Mun-Pyeong kills Sa Cheon Wang with his unbelievable martial art. After all he confronts with Kondo and finally kill him. After that he leaves with Wang-Ryeong.

A brigade of five marines are sent on a dangerous mission to capture an enemy stronghold during the Korean War.

A patriot Park No-Hun is dispatched by Shanghai Provisional Government for Independence to assassinate members of the House of Council. In this situation Young-Kuk, brother of Hyeon-Ju who is a kisaeng of Myeong Wol Kwan, is jailed and Choi Chil-Yong, an inspector of Japanese Higher Police Department, is in agony of difficulties between Korea and Japan. Shin Yun-Il, a member of the council falls in love with a kisaeng whose name is Jeong-Mi. All of these are going their way under the influence of phases of the times such as carrying out colonial policies and each of them is linked complicatedly and causes troubles. After all their efforts concentrated on Independence of Korea, and Park No-Hun carried out his mission with help of 5 kisaengs of Myeong Wol Kwan. Finally he leaves for Shanghai with them.

At the death of her father, A-mi returns to Korea and realises he was implicated in the theft of a chest full of gold bars. She then becomes the target of a criminal organisation.

Before the Korean War (1950-1953), a daughter of a Russian soldier stationed at Heungnam falls in love with a young Korean anti-Communist. Their love story shows how cruel the Russian soldiers were and how badly many North Koreans craved for freedom.