Dreams of the Strong

Ilbong was utterly defeated as a wrestling athlete He decides against returning to his hometown and stays in Seoul As he wanders the street going from job to job someone recommends him to become an actor But the acting roles that are waiting Ilbong are in adult movies At the set Ilbong meets Aeja and falls in love with her They give up the adult films and Aeja gets pregnant Because they are desperately poor Aeja has a miscarriage and Ilbong curses his incompetence The two decide to part for one year During that time Ilbong becomes a male prostitute and makes a ferocious amount of money But he has become tough without realizing it After the year is over Ilbong goes to their promised meeting place but Aeja is nowhere to be seen Ilbong wails to the city