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Byeong-tae (Yoon Mun-seob), a philosophy major at Y University, goes to a group blind date and meets Young-ja (Lee Young-ok), who studies French literature at H University. The young men and women of the 1970s, who have grown up under the influence of a rapid influx of Western culture, agonize over college issues, family conflicts, and their future paths in life. But such struggles are self-derisive, and they can see no tomorrow waiting for them. Between Byeong-tae and Young-ja, there is no promise of love, of any kind. They simply meet, and exchange meaningless conversation. Meanwhile, Yeong-cheol (Ha Jae-young), who always rides a bike and declares every time he drinks that he will set off in search of a whale, has feelings for another girl he met on the blind date, named Sun-ja (Kim Young-suk). But Sun-ja rejects Yeong-cheol, who stammers, has no prospects, and was even turned down for military duty due to health reasons, and he falls into despair. With nothing to look forward to, Byeong-tae and Yeong-cheol head to the sea. Yeong-cheol, who boasted that he would catch a beautiful whale in the East Sea, commits suicide, and Byeong-tae enlists with the military. Young-ja comes to see him off, even though she said she wouldn't see him any more, and the two of them kiss through the open window of the train that will carry Byeong-tae away.

唐高宗（殷秀岭饰）年间，在朝廷、宫闱的一片私议和反对声中，武则天（顾兰君饰）从感业寺被召入宫。她聪颖过人，巧言令色，赢得高宗对她的偏爱。为廓清参政道路，剪除敌对势力，将韩国夫人和王皇后被害致死，从而夺得政权，立武氏七庙，改唐为周；登上王位。接着她恩威并施，制服异己。中书令裴炎谏请还政皇帝，以谋反罪被处死。她进而改善政制，减轻徭役赋税，藉以稳定人心。在武则天威武显赫达到登峰造极之际，她开始耽于逸乐，玩弄男性，终日与薛怀义和张氏兄弟厮混。于是朝政日疏，国事日非。为控制局面，任用酷吏来俊臣等，专事陷害无辜，以致民怨沸腾。她心力交瘁，日趋衰老，政权也随之丧失。

近江鸾丸是日本黑帮近江组的少主，奉家族之命与吉原组的大小姐熏结婚。两人在前往意大利的豪华游艇中举行婚礼，在新婚之夜，并不相爱的二人发生了争吵。鸾丸被熏赶出房间后，独自一人在吧台借酒消愁。这时，另一个黑帮组织伺机挑衅鸾丸，混乱中一个意大利美男子亚尔出手相助。在一场打斗后，鸾丸和亚尔二人惺惺相惜，随后相约喝酒聊天。酒后二人却发生了关系……第二天醒来鸾丸要离开游艇了，他才发现原来温柔英俊的亚尔是游艇的船长……之后两人在意大利再度重逢，这时鸾丸却被卷入了麻烦的事件中，亚尔会不会出现……

故事发生在宋朝时代，陈世美（马长礼 饰）和秦香莲（张君秋 饰）本是恩爱的夫妻，心怀着远大理想的陈世美决定进京赶考，秦香莲则一边照顾两人的孩子一边留在老家等待丈夫的喜讯。功夫不负有心人，陈世美果然一举夺得了头筹，然而，命运的意外转变也激发了他内心的心魔，他早已经忘记了在老家的藏糠之妻，只想着如何成为驸马爷。眼看着丈夫迟迟没有归来，秦香莲决定带着孩子入京寻夫，没想到，陈世美不但不理会二人的苦苦哀求，更想要杀死两人灭口。最终，秦香莲找到了包拯诉说自己的冤情，包拯一怒之下将陈世美铡死了。