

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.
Ha Chun-sam

Suwondaek

Su-eob

Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)

Kim Chang-soo

Okhee

Kim Seo-gi

Hwangsajang (Maju)

Kim Byung-guk

Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)

Mrs. Lee (Wife of President Hwang)

Mi-ja (Ok-hee's friend)

Shopkeeper

Madame

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Kim Byung-guk

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Detective

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Cop

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Mother-in-law

House owner

Gap-deuk Lee

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