

98 minutes
2/15/1961
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.

Kim Seung-ho
as Ha Chun-sam

Hwang Jeong-sun
as Suwondaek

Shin Young-kyun
as Su-eob

Jo Mi-ryeong
as Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)

Hwang Hae
as Kim Chang-soo

Um Aing-ran
as Okhee

Kim Hee-kap
as Kim Seo-gi

Ju Seon-tae
as Hwangsajang (Maju)

Chang Hyeok
as Kim Byung-guk

Choe Seong-ho
as Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)

Yoon In-ja
as Mrs. Lee (Wife of President Hwang)

Choi Ji-hee
as Mi-ja (Ok-hee's friend)

Ra Jeong-ok
as Shopkeeper

Yun Jeong-ran
as Madame

Nam Chun-yeok

Chang Hoon
as Kim Byung-guk

Cheol Jeong
Kim Soo-Cheon

Hwang Do-seok

Seok Un-a
as Detective
Bang Yeon-sil

Kim Wang-guk
as Cop

Lim Hae-rim

Seok Gwi-nyeo
as Mother-in-law

Kim Sin-myeong
as House owner

Nam Bang-un
as Gap-deuk Lee
Kim Jin