Tae-suk is never short of a place to stay, and every place provides a revelation, none more so than the house of a rich business man. Tae-suk enters the homes of strangers while they are away, stays for a short time, leaves the place immaculate and then moves on, but in this house he discovers Sun-hwa, the abused wife of its owner and in a break from his solitary existence Tae-suk decides to take her with him. 3 Iron is a ravishing tale of romance in both its execution and imagery. Tender, restrained and original, Kim Ki-duk's film is a worthy follow on from his Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring and yet further proof that there is no genre of cinema in which Asia does not excel.