在这部明洞44番地片中,A gangster who used to be overwhelming in Myeongdong (downtown of Seoul) is determined to come to life again after the worthy uprising on April 19th (1960). So he leads his men properly. When the military coup on May 16th takes place, he goes to prison. He decides to start life anew after he is released from prison as a trusty by the help of his younger brother who is a prosecutor and has felt bitter grief for his brother's life
A former gangster renounces his ways and leads his gang to become patriotic and upstanding citizens after witnessing the student uprising of April 1960.