A man tries to raise his two sons and two daughters under some of the most adverse conditions known to man. The father operates a horse-drawn cart, but in a city that is modernizing after the destruction of the Korean War, automobiles are making carts obsolete. The children are experiencing difficulties as well. The eldest son has flunked the bar exam twice and is not hopeful of passing it a third time to become a lawyer. The eldest daughter is mute and married to an abusive husband. The younger daughter tries to pose as a rich university student to move up in life. The youngest son has a penchant for petty theft.
김승호
as Ha Chun-sam
황정순
as Suwondaek
신영균
as Su-eob
조미령
as Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)
황해
as Kim Chang-soo
엄앵란
as Okhee
김희갑
as Kim Seo-gi
주선태
as Hwangsajang (Maju)
장혁
as Kim Byung-guk
최성호
as Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)
윤인자
as Mrs. Lee (Wife of President Hwang)
최지희
as Mi-ja (Ok-hee's friend)
