
Dr. Yun, an elder ornithologist in North Korea, lost his eldest son in the war and lives with his grandchildren. Myeong-oh, the second son of Dr. Yoon, showed an unusual interest in birds from an early age. One day, he went to South Korea to observe black starlings, but he could not return and became a separated family. Yoon Myeong-oh, who became a famous ornithologist in South Korea, thinks that the North Korean ibis, which disappeared from South Korea during the study, marks it on the bird's ankle and sends it to North Korea, and asks a Japanese scholar for help. One day, while observing a black starling, his father, Dr. Yun, sees a dog tag on a bird's ankle and learns that it was put on by his son in South Korea.

as Dr. Yun

as Mother

as Son

as Sang-ok

as Jeon-su

as Yamanashi

as Yoshiko

as Kyung-ok

as Jun-bo

as Gisuk

as Yun-hee

as Sang-bae

as Myung-o's son

as Myung-o's daughter

as Young Yamanashi

as Young Hyong-gu

as Young Mother

as Policeman

as Deputy Technical Director

as Comrade Yoshiko

as Restaurant Waitress

as Restaurant Waitress

as Lodging Manager

as Young Myung-o

as Great-granddaughter