Two fishermen living in a small fishing town on the East Coast of Korea have a son and a daughter between them. The son, Yeong-soo, and the daughter Jeong-sun, are in a romantic relationship. However, Seong-bo, the town punk, has a crush on Jeong-sun. Yeong-soo and Jeong-sun have a rocky relationship due to their poverty-stricken lives and one day, Yeong-soo's father loses his life at sea during a rough storm. When the fishing boat comes back to shore, Yeong-soo takes his father's cold body in his arms and cries his heart out. He carries on the family line of fishing and the love between him and Jeong-sun grows deeper.