All the gods will be leaving before the last rain of doomsday. However, an ordinary human girl unexpectedly puts a dent in their plans to retreat thus causing the world to move towards the unknown. Based on the animistic mythology of the Amis tribe, the gods are no longer willing to bless the land that is plagued with environmental issues. One by one, the gods depart the world they once loved. A human girl discovers that the opportunity to reverse her destiny lies within herself and her guardian. Before the final day of judgment, a love story between human and god unfolds.
When Shiho Nishina got worried about her sex life with her husband, her husband proposed to her, "Why don't we go to a couple exchange party?" At first Shiho strongly turned down the idea, but eventually, she gave in because her husband was very persuasive. "We're just going to observe, okay?" Shiho said as she reluctantly agreed to it. Meanwhile, a former diplomat Mr. Kubozuka ran a couple exchange club, "Aquarium," with his wife in their house. At first, Shiho was being very cautious, but gradually, she got attracted to Mr. and Mrs. Kubozuka's charm and finally agreed to exchange couples with them. It seemed that their sex problem had disappeard and they had found happiness, but as it turned out, that was just the beginning of their nightmare...
~~ Adapted from the manga series "Fuufu Enman Recipe: Soredemo Otto wo Aishite Iru" by Koshikawa Tamae and Aoisei
~~ Adapted from the manga series "Fuufu Enman Recipe: Soredemo Otto wo Aishite Iru" by Koshikawa Tamae and Aoisei
Prince Sung Won sees Hwa Yeon, the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, for the first time and falls in love, but Hwa Yeon loves Kwon Yoo. Kwon Yoo saved her father's life and now lives with her family. Meanwhile, Prince Sung Won's mother notices her son's infatuation with Hwa Yeon, but she doesn't think Hwa Yeon is good enough for her son. Prince Sung Won's mother then schemes to have Hwa Yeon become the concubine to her stepson the King.
"A Story of Bangja" is a comedy based on the popular South Korean folktale "Chung Hyang." The movie then twists the story around to ask what would happen if Lee Myong Ryong was unattractive, while his servant Bang Ja Jeon was attractive? During Lee Myong Ryong's courtship with Lady Chun Hyang both parties use their servants to communicate
Lee Heon is the king of Joseon. 7 years ago, when he was a crown prince, his beloved wife died. To this day, he has not been able to get over her death. For the past 7 years, the royal family and government members have tried to get King Lee Heon remarried without success. The nation has also implemented a geumhonryung edict, which is a ban on all single women marrying during this time when the king has not married. People are furious over the marriage ban. One day, King Lee Heon hears of a woman named Ye So Rang, who claims the spirit of the king's late wife exists within the royal palace. Meanwhile, Ye So Rang is a swindler and claims to interpret marital harmony signs. She is arrested and jailed where Officer Lee Shin Won works. To get out of her predicament, she pretends to be possessed by a spirit in front of Lee Shin Won. During her ruse, she mentions that the spirit of King Lee Heon's late wife exists within the royal palace. She is then brought in front of the king and he asks her if she can really see his late wife's spirit. To survive, Ye So Rang acts like her body is possessed by the king's late wife. Ye So Rang's lies get bigger and more audacious.
Ai Ni has been a beautiful lady in Shanghai. When time passes, she is getting old, and her properties are only her husband, children and a dilapidated house. Hwa’s salon becomes a shell for her. Hwa has been Ai Ni’s stylist for ten years, and an intimate relationship is developed between them. Hwa’s salon is going to close down, and that makes Ai Ni feel worried. The closing of the salon shall represent an end of their relationship, but desire among them is releasing and growing. Just like a final answer to their relationship, they have the first but also the last sex in the vacant salon.
Prince Sung Won sees Hwa Yeon, the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, for the first time and falls in love, but Hwa Yeon loves Kwon Yoo. Kwon Yoo saved her father's life and now lives with her family. Meanwhile, Prince Sung Won's mother notices her son's infatuation with Hwa Yeon, but she doesn't think Hwa Yeon is good enough for her son. Prince Sung Won's mother then schemes to have Hwa Yeon become the concubine to her stepson the King.
Eun Mo is back in her hometown, Paju after spending three years of soul searching in India. However, the reality she returns to is far from comforting as she is faced with a dreaded reunion with her widower brother-in-law, Joong Shik. Almost a decade ago when Joong Shik came to Paju as a student activist fugitive, Eun Mo never took a liking to Joong Shik who ended up marrying her older sister, Eun Soo. But she was forced to live with him when a tragic accident took her sister’s life. During a course of three years, Eun Mo gradually discovered she was carrying complex emotions toward Joong Shik. Having felt trapped, she decided to leave Paju. Eun Mo believed she had resolved all emotional conflicts in India, but as she digs further into her sister’s death, she becomes torn between the truth and her feelings for Joong Shik.
Prince Sung Won sees Hwa Yeon, the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, for the first time and falls in love, but Hwa Yeon loves Kwon Yoo. Kwon Yoo saved her father's life and now lives with her family. Meanwhile, Prince Sung Won's mother notices her son's infatuation with Hwa Yeon, but she doesn't think Hwa Yeon is good enough for her son. Prince Sung Won's mother then schemes to have Hwa Yeon become the concubine to her stepson the King.
Ge Wei Long, a girl from Shanghai, goes to Hong Kong to study. There she lives with her long relative, Aunt Liang who used to live in splendor and extravagance. Corrupted by her new dazzling environment, Ge Wei Long is influenced by her aunt to marry a young man, Qiao Qi Qiao, and become a tool for collecting money.
The story depicts the life of socialites during the colonial period in Hong Kong and the tragic fate of ordinary women who try to maintain the status quo.
The story depicts the life of socialites during the colonial period in Hong Kong and the tragic fate of ordinary women who try to maintain the status quo.
Sang Min comes to Finland to send her autistic son to a special camp. She feels so alienated in snow covered-white Helsinki. Ki Hong is an architect working in Finland on dispatched duty. His family is not so perfect either with a daughter having depression and a mentally unstable wife. The two meet for the first time at the gathering point of this special camp. They get to have a short trip to the camp together in silence but start to feel comfortable and connected to each other. On their way back to Helsinki, with the road blocked from heavy snow, Sang Min and Ki Hong are isolated in a cabin by the forest and lake. Carried away by irresistible passion, they spend a night together. But the next day, they go separate ways without asking each other’s names…
A certain summer day, as the cicadas sing loudly. A man with no money and no place to belong tries to end his life, however is unable to take the last step. While wavering between life and death, he sees a gourmet food program on television, and realising he's never once eaten crab in his life decides that "For my last day on this Earth, I'll eat crab". Settings his sights on the wife who lives in a high-class neighbourhood that he happened across in a library, he forces his way into her home. And thus, he demands money from her, however things go in an unexpected direction.
A young drifter enters strangers' houses - and lives - while owners are away. He spends a night or a day squatting at their home and repaying their unwitting hospitality by doing laundry or small repairs. Then one day, he comes upon a particular home and meets the physically abused wife of a wealthy man.
