The people of Murendo Island make their living by fishing. Once, strangers from the city came to this island and tried to deceive the islanders, taking away their right to free fishing.
The film is a melodrama in which Na Woon-gyu's character breaks up with his girlfriend and becomes a vagabond. The girlfriend marries another man. When Na returns and discovers her married, he leaves again.
After spending 7 years as a man-servant in his fiancé's house, Young-bok gets kicked out of the place and works in Gyoung-sung station. He falls in love with Gye-soon but tragedy strikes her, which propels him to seek revenge. This is the oldest Korean film that has been preserved.
