The Prison of Passion

In a life filled only with deep emptiness, someone appeared who brought a profound lament for newness. “Teacher, I believe teaching is enough.” —Joo Won-hak, the daughter of a rural man who graduated from a teacher's college. “You, didn’t you want me and want to have me?” —Lee Myung-woon, the daughter of a pro-Japanese collaborator, a woman in discomfort due to illness. “Speak. Didn’t you say you would give me what I desire?” “Can you give it to me?” “What?” “You.” Imperfect hearts meet in their imperfection, approaching a chaotic era, an unavoidable fate.