Gyeongseong Creature

The movie is set in 1945, during the time Japan occupied Korea. The main character, Jang Tae Sang, is the richest man in Gyeonseong and owns the pawnshop 'House of Golden Treasure'. He was admired not only for his wealth but also for his good looks and wide network of informants throughout the city.

Tae Sang finds himself in a difficult situation when he is wrongly accused of being involved in a woman's disappearance. He's then arrested by Ishikawa, a high-ranking Japanese officer. The missing woman, Myeong Ja, is secretly involved with Ishikawa.

Tae Sang is forced to find her within given time or else he'll lose all his property to the police. His search leads him to Yoon Chae Ok, a private detective also looking for her lost mother. They decide to work together on their missions.

Surprisingly, all roads leading to Ongseong Hospital, are rumored to have been closed due to a deadly disease that afflicted one of its patients. However, as Tae Sang and Chae Ok dig deeper, they discover a deeper mystery surrounding the hospital, which is linked to the recent number of missing people in Gyeonseong.