The overwhelming majority of costume dramas in the Korean movie industry take place in the Joseon era. Thus, watching one that unfolds during the Mahan Age (1st century BC to 5th century AD) seemed a rather interesting opportunity.
Yu Hyun-mok will be forever remembered for a film that is considered among the all-time best of Korean cinema, The Aimless Bullet . Before reaching the apogee of his career, however, he had to start somewhere, and Forever With You , his earliest surviving film, is a production much different from the aforementioned, mostly following the melodramatic rules of the era, although with a few cinematic innovations that actually make it stand out, to a point at least.