Bumpkin Oh-bok(1961)

Bumpkin Oh-bok Synopsis

Kind-hearted country bumpkin O-bok leads a simple life working as a long-time farmhand for the rich landlord Soon-young. When Soon-young discovers that his son Jae-seok has fallen for local girl Soon-yi, he protests the relationship and arranges for Soon-yi to be wed to O-bok instead. Despite the initial heartbreak, Soon-yi grows fond of O-bok over time and they have a daughter together named Sook-hee. However, when Jae-seok returns into Soon-yi’s life, she cannot resist his charms and runs away with him, leaving Jae-seok to raise Sook-hee on his own. Years later, Sook-hee is now a grown woman working in the city and in close contact with her father. However, a series of coincidences threaten to forcibly reunite O-bok and Sook-hee with Jae-seok and Soon-young in the most dramatic way possible.

Bumpkin Oh-bok (1961) is a drama film directed by Im Won-jik, released on November 11, 1961 with a runtime of 2h 17m. It stars Kim Seung-ho, Um Aing-ran, Moon Jeong-suk and Choi Mu-ryong. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 2 ratings.