Failan (2001)

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Their paths cross by chance but the love lives on forever…

After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.

• Released: 2001-04-28
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 129 votes

Directed by Song Hae-sung.

Top cast

• Choi Min-sik as Kang-jae
• Cecilia Cheung as Failan
• Son Byung-ho as Yong-sik
• Gong Hyung-jin as Kyung-su
• Kim Ji-young as Laundry
• Min Kyung-jin as Director
• Jang Yu-sang as Henchman 1
• Ji Dae-han as Henchman 2
• Son Byeong-hui as Henchman 3
• Shin Cheol-jin as Investigator

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Failan

• United States: watch free on The Roku Channel, Filmzie, OnDemandKorea, Amasian TV; rent on Amazon Video, MovieMe; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Filmzie; rent on MovieMe

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