Minwoo, a medical student, feels pure love for Dahye, whom he bumped into while riding his bicycle on campus. With Hyun-tae's help, they meet again and begin to understand and love each other. Around this time, Min-woo's father is hospitalized due to a stroke caused by a business failure, and her half-brother, who was recognized as her father's successor, flees to the United States and reveals the secret of Min-woo's birth. When creditors gather to harass his sick father, Min-woo tries to dissuade them, but then hits and injures an old man and runs away. Da-hye visits Min-woo's refuge and persuades him to surrender. After serving his time in prison, Min-woo hears from Hyeon-tae and Da-hye about his father's death. After that, he leaves Da-hye and sets out to find her biological aunt.

겨울 나그네는 1990년 3월 28일부터 1990년 6월 21일까지 방영되었던 KBS 2TV 수목드라마로, 총 14부작이다.

최인호 작가가 지은 동명의 소설이 원작이자 2번째 영상화 작품으로, 극본은 송능한, 연출은 정을영 PD, 조연출은 김명옥 PD, 음악 작/편곡은 임택수, 음악효과는 임효택, 음향효과는 최광호 등이 각각 맡았다. 극 중간중간 나오는 노래는 성악가 임웅균과 곽신형이 참여했다.