Permanent Relationship

The old Yoo works as a Korean traditional group song's singer at a public cemetery. He was born at the North Korea, and watched killing scene of his wife and children while crossing over the border to South Korea. He comes to South Korea alone and suffers from a lot of difficulties, and becomes a singer of group song at the public cemetery. He adopts six years old girl named Oki, who wandered at the cemetery, as his daughter. Until his daughter becomes adult to get married, he does not married again and watch a lot of the death. All of the sorrows and complaints are in vain in front of the death. He also dies hearing the songs of other group song's singers who worked together.

Directed by Go Yeong-nam, Permanent Relationship leans on a strong ensemble — Yoon Il-bong, Ju Seon-tae, Jo Yeong-suk — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1979.