Ki-young lives in the hillside slums of Seoul alone without any family. He has been working restlessly. It is hard to find any hope from him who is already desolated through his life and the mortal loneliness. A government notice of redevelopment of the area gets posted one day. He departs for his hometown for a visit knowing his house will be torn down soon or later. In the train back to his hometown, he reminisces about the old days and the real reason which didn't allow him to go back becomes revealed.—Anonymous