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Sisters on the Road

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career woman whose hard exterior masks her illegitimacy and abandonment issues, Myung-eun tells Hyun-ah she wants to start looking for her father after the funeral. Single-minded in her desire to dig up memories of her father and discover why he left, Myung-eun resents that Myung-ju, who like their mother is a carefree fish trader and an unmarried mother of a young daughter, seemingly doesn't care. At first Myung-ju is reluctant to accompany Myung-eun, but after Hyun-ah persuades her, guilt and her sense of duty as an older sibling prevails. And so the two sisters who are dissimilar in character...

Top Cast

  • Gong Hyo-jin

    Gong Hyo-jin

    Myung-ju

  • Shin Min-a

    Shin Min-a

    Myung-eun

  • Chu Gwi-jeong

    Chu Gwi-jeong

    Hye-sook

  • Kim Sang-hyun

    Kim Sang-hyun

    Hyun-ah

  • Mun Jae-won

    Mun Jae-won

    Hyun-sik

  • Lee Jung-eun

    Lee Jung-eun

    Yeonpotang Woman

  • Han Dong-hwa

    Han Dong-hwa

    Yeonpotang Man

  • Ahn Se-eun

    Ahn Se-eun

    Young Myung-eun

  • Kwak Do-won

    Kwak Do-won

    Truck driver

Overview

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career woman whose hard exterior masks her illegitimacy and abandonment issues, Myung-eun tells Hyun-ah she wants to start looking for her father after the funeral. Single-minded in her desire to dig up memories of her father and discover why he left, Myung-eun resents that Myung-ju, who like their mother is a carefree fish trader and an unmarried mother of a young daughter, seemingly doesn't care. At first Myung-ju is reluctant to accompany Myung-eun, but after Hyun-ah persuades her, guilt and her sense of duty as an older sibling prevails. And so the two sisters who are dissimilar in character...

Rating

6.2 / 10
8 Reviews
1 Popular

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