In 1943, Yang Chunsoo, a descendant of a Koryo celadon maker, lives in a small village in the countryside, His younger son, Jongil, makes pottery without his father's approval in order to marry Poonim. When Chungsoo finds this out, he breaks every ceramic piece that his son has made. Poonim, without the money that was supposed to be given by Jongil leaves the village, angry and frustrated. Seven years later, when the Korean war erupts, Jongil returns to the village as an officer of the triumphant communist army. Later his elder brother, Jongsik, returns to the village as a South Korean army officer, Chunsoo stabs himself in the eye in order to stop the two brothers from fighting. The two brothers are, however, executed as scapegoats of an ideology. Twenty years later, Jinhyung, Chunsoo's grandson, takes over his grandfather's pottery business. He then learns about h is ancestor's mysterious past.
Kim Jung-hoon (김정훈) is one of South Korea's most beloved child stars. When he was only four years hold, he was picked up by the director Go Yeong-nam. He made his debut in the film The End of the World (1965) which brought in over 37 million viewers. He graduated from high school in 1982 and left the country to study abroad in Taiwan. He holds a master's degree in history. As well as Korean, he is also proficient in Chinese and English.
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