Synopsis
Set in the 1930s when Korea was under the Japanese occupation, the film centers around two women. One of the women, Myung-soon, has held various social positions, such as a student and hostess, whose husband, Han-su is from the upper class. She seeks revenge against a wicked and cruel housemaid, who has plotted to kill and take her position as the wife of the family and finally faces her own death. ehind the women’s strife is the theme of nationalism represented through the characters of Myung-soon and Han-su: Myung-soon becomes a hostess so she can support her brother and Han-su who ended up in jail for their involvement in the independence movement. Han-su turns his back on the independence movement and attains ealth through his involvement in the Japanese colonizers.