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.
as Ha Chun-sam
as Suwondaek
as Su-eob
as Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)
as Kim Chang-soo
as Okhee
as Kim Seo-gi
as Hwangsajang (Maju)
as Kim Byung-guk
as Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)
as Mrs. Lee (Wife of President Hwang)
as Mi-ja (Ok-hee's friend)
as Shopkeeper
as Madame
as Kim Byung-guk
as Detective
as Cop
as Mother-in-law
as House owner
as Gap-deuk Lee
