**This is one of the movies on the top 101 Korean movies.
My review: This was the first movie I watched on the top 101 movie list. I liked this movie. Young-ja was a funny character in some of the movie. She also suffers a lot of misfortune.
Year: 1975
Genre: Melodrama
Where to watch: YouTube user KoreanFilm (english subtitles)
Main Cast:
Song Jae-Ho as Chang-su
Yeom Bok-Sun as Yeong-ja
Plot Summary:
Chang-su returns from the Vietnam War and sees Yeong-ja at the police station. He met Yeong-ja 3 years earlier when he worked at an iron foundry. He met Yeong-ja at his boss's house where she was employed as a housemaid. He fell in love with her and proposed before leaving for the Vietnam War. Yeong-ja was kicked out after being exploited by the boss's son. She started working at a sewing factory, but the wages weren't enough. She tried working at a bar, but the job wasn't right for her. Then she became a conductor on a bus, but she lost her arm in a traffic accident. Then she became a prostitute. Chang-su reunites with Yeong-ja after the war 3 years later. He is shocked that she is just living with no goals. He takes care of her, but she leaves him so he can have a better future. After a few years Chang-su finds out where she lives and goes to see her. He finds out that she is married. Her husband is also disabled and they have a child together. He wishes her happiness and leaves.
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