Chronicle of a Blood Merchant () is a 2015 South Korean drama film based on the 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua. The film, set in 1950s Korea, was co-written and directed by Ha Jung-woo, who also starred in the film alongside Ha Ji-won.
Plot Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
Cast
Ha Jung-woo as Heo Sam-gwan Ha Ji-won as Heo Ok-ran Nam Da-reum as Heo Il-rak Noh Kang-min as Heo Yi-rak Cheon Hyeon-seok as Heo Sam-rak Jeon Hye-jin as Ms. Song Jang Gwang as Mr. Choi Min Moo-je as Ha So-yong Joo Jin-mo as Uncle Sung Dong-il as Mr. Bang Jung Man-sik as Mr. Shim Cho Jin-woong as Mr. Ahn Kim Sung-kyun as Geun-ryong Kim Jae-young as Mr. Jo Lee Ji-hoon as Mr. Gye Kim Young-ae as Gye-hwa's mother Lee Geung-young as Ok-ran's father Kim Byung-ok Jung Ui-kap as Ascetic Moon Choi Kyu-hwan as Postman Kim Gi-cheon as Elder Dae-ji Min Kyeong-jin as Elder Jang-ki Jo Seon-mook as Restaurant owner Hwang Bo-ra as Gye-hwa Lee Seung-joon as Dongdaemun Jeil hospital security guard 1 Yoon Eun-hye as Im Boon-bang (cameo)
Reception Box office The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed () from 582,000 admissions in its first five days. At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of from 955,206 admissions.
Accolades YearAwardCategoryRecipientsResult 15th Gwangju International Film Festival Excellent Asia-Pacific Young Director Award Ha Jung-woo 11th Max Movie Awards Best New Actor Nam Da-reum
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