Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.

Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides.

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.

A fine arts student meets an attractive bartender, and the two women begin an intimate relationship.

2006 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho

2015 South Korean noir action film directed by Yoo Ha

18世纪，朝鲜王朝贵族表面上仁义礼教，实则腐朽荒淫。贵公子赵元（裴勇俊 饰）风度翩翩，书画琴棋皆通，是情场中有名的风流浪子。赵元的堂姐赵夫人（李美淑 饰）表面上贤良淑德，内心却充满嫉妒与哀怨，并与赵元有着男女之情。赵夫人的丈夫即将迎娶少女素玉（李昭娟 饰）为妾，赵夫人暗中令赵元引诱素玉，在入门之前破坏她的贞洁，令自己的丈夫蒙羞。赵元对引诱少女并无兴趣，而是盯上了一位守寡九年、受到过皇室褒奖的贞洁女子——淑夫人（全度妍 饰）。赵夫人与赵元打赌，如果他能征服淑夫人这样恪守妇道的女人，就许以其床第之欢。赵元对堂姐垂涎久矣，因此想尽办法接近淑夫人，巧言令色向其诉说爱意，对任何男人都冷漠如冰的淑夫人逐渐不能自持……
本片改编自法国18世纪小说家拉克洛用书信形式所写成的小说《危险关系》。

2015 South Korean film directed by Lee Joon-ik

2015 film directed by Min Gyu-dong

An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne.

2016 film directed by Yeon Sang-ho