剧情介绍
东镇爱上了年长自己的女人明子，然而明子却深爱着东京留学的柳民浩。于是，东镇也决定去日本留学。本是为爱赴日的东镇在那里加入了共产党，成为了一个恐怖分子，为了实施暗杀日本长官的计划，他留在了俄罗斯的库页岛。在这里的他遇到了已经成为咖啡店老板娘的明子，并得知她坎坷的经历。原来，明子为了吸毒成性的未婚夫柳民浩，被卖春组织贩卖到了库页岛。后来，东镇在当地发起罢工运动，在明子的帮助下逃生。又过了很长时间，东镇和明子在日本重逢，因思念故乡而彼此安慰。明子，这个已经加入了新的国籍，命运坎坷的女人最终无法回到自己的国土上。
This film follows the life of a woman through the tumultuous years of Korea's modern history. At the age of 13, Tong-Jin first meets Myong-Ja, who is 6. This relationship lasts through many years of struggle. Tong-Jin has left Korea to study in Japan when he learns that Myong-Ja is in love with another man, Yu Min-Ho. In 1943 Tong-Jin joins the fight against Japanese colonialism. He is sent on a mission to Sakhalin where he again meets Myong-Ja, who is working as a 'cafe hostess.' She had been sold by her lover Yu into this degrading life style. After leading a revolt at a coal mine Tong-Jin escapes with the aid of Myong-Ja. Years later they meet again and remember their past life.