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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant is a film of genre Drama directed by Ha Jeong-woo with Ha Jeong-woo
Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (2015)
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Add to a movie listChronicle of a Blood Merchant (Hangul: 허삼관; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean film adaptation of the bestselling 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, and he also starred alongside Ha Ji-won.
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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.Actors
Ha Jeong-woo
(Heo Sam-gwan)
Ha Ji-won
(Heo Ok-ran)
Yoon Eun-hye
(Im Boon-bang (cameo))
Jang Gwang
(Dr. Choi)
Nam Da-reum
(Heo Il-rak)
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