The Coachman
1961A 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.
Acted in
Kim Seung-ho
as Ha Chun-sam
Hwang Jeong-sun
as Suwondaek
Shin Young-kyun
as Su-eob
Jo Mi-ryeong
as Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)
Hwang Hae
as Kim Chang-soo
Um Aing-ran
as Okhee
Kim Hee-kap
as Kim Seo-gi
Ju Seon-tae
as Hwangsajang (Maju)
Chang Hyeok
as Kim Byung-guk
Choe Seong-ho
as Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)
Yoon In-ja
as Mrs. Lee (Wife of President Hwang)
Choi Ji-hee
as Mi-ja (Ok-hee's friend)
Ra Jeong-ok
as Shopkeeper
Yun Jeong-ran
as Madame
Nam Chun-yeok
Chang Hoon
as Kim Byung-guk
Cheol Jeong
Kim Su-churn
Hwang Do-seok
Seok Un-a
as Detective
Bang Yeon-sil
Kim Wang-guk
as Cop
Lim Hae-rim
Seok Gwi-nyeo
as Mother-in-law
Kim Sin-myeong
as House owner
Nam Bang-un
as Gap-deuk Lee
Kim Jin