A Journey (1986): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1986, A Journey is a notable film.

What it’s about. Bun-Yi is sold to a bar for her widowed mother and young sister. There, she meets Dal-Jung and through his arrangement, she gets married into the rural rich Choi family as the wife of the youngest son. She lives as if she were housemaid looking after her mentally deficient husband Young-Ku, parents-in-law, and sister-in-law, and gives birth to a precious son. But she is driven out of the house because of mother-in-law and sister-in-law's evil plot. Going around from restaurants to restaurants, she becomes a owner of a restaurant and lives helping the poor children. Later, she comes to meet Young-Ku working as a shoe shining man in Busan. Mother-in-law and sister-in-law regret their faults in past and Bun-Yi regains their old house. Thus, all of them return to their hometown and live a happy life.

Who’s in it. A Journey stars 김문희, Shim Hyung-rae and Yeo Un-gye.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Journey page.