Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961)
Kind-hearted country bumpkin O-bok leads a simple life working as a long-time farmhand for the rich landlord Soon-young. When Soon-young discovers that his son Jae-seok has fallen for local girl Soon-yi, he protests the relationship and arranges for Soon-yi to be wed to O-bok instead. Despite the initial heartbreak, Soon-yi grows fond of O-bok over time and they have a daughter together named Sook-hee. However, when Jae-seok returns into Soon-yi’s life, she cannot resist his charms and runs away with him, leaving Jae-seok to raise Sook-hee on his own. Years later, Sook-hee is now a grown woman working in the city and in close contact with her father. However, a series of coincidences threaten to forcibly reunite O-bok and Sook-hee with Jae-seok and Soon-young in the most dramatic way possible.
Released: Nov 11, 1961
Runtime: 137 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Kim Seung-ho, Um Aing-ran, Moon Jeong-suk, Choi Mu-ryong, Kim Seok-hun, Kim Hee-kap
Crew: Yeong-chang Kim (Producer), Seo Jeong-min (Director of Photography), Ree Kyoung-ja (Editor), Jeon Jong-Kun (Music), Kim Yu-jun (Art Direction), Kim Seong-muk (Producer)