Compassion

The story of Yu Je-du who overcame many obstacles to become the World Boxing Association's Junior Middleweight Champion.

An elderly man's son, dissatisfied at living with his father's senility, forces his wife to abandon his father in the park. Another couple take pity on him and invite him to their home, but when they realize how much care he requires, they return him to the park.

Yeong-kyeong is a famous musician who is seduced by Dong-min. Dong-min wanted a one night fling, but Yeong-kyeong pities him, believing hs story of being trapped in a loveless marriage. Dong-min has no intention of leaving his wife, however she finds out about his affair and leaves him. Dong-min escapes to his uncle's cabin in the mountains, but Yeong-kyeong follows him even there.

Jang, a North Korean general, surrenders to Captain Lee of the South. Lee presses him for information which Jang agrees to supply on the condition that Lee helps him locate his wife who had defected to South Korea many years earlier. Coincidently, Jang's wife is now married to Captain Lee who must decide whether or not to re-unite them for the sake of his country.

After the Korean War, Young-gu and his family establish a successful restaurant in Seoul. Their son grows up to graduate from university and eventually becomes a prosecutor, fulfilling his parents’ hopes for upward mobility. Proud but socially awkward, Young-gu becomes involved in a series of comedic situations that test those around him. Over time, his sincerity wins people over, and the family looks ahead to a stable and happy future.

Set during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Bun-yi is sold into marriage as the wife of Young-gu, the intellectually disabled son of a wealthy family involved in secretly funding the independence movement. As she endures hardship and family conflict, betrayal from within the household leads to her expulsion. After Korea’s liberation, both Bun-yi and Young-gu struggle to rebuild their lives separately. Years later, through perseverance and changing fortunes, the fractured family is reunited, leading to reconciliation and renewal. Film adaptation of the 1972 KBS TV series A Journey