Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

124 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Jan. 14, 2015

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.

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

124 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Jan. 14, 2015

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Fantagio, Next Entertainment World, Dhutayeon
Original title 허삼관
Directors Park Ho-chan, Ha Jung-woo
Writers Park Ho-chan, Kim Joo-ho, Yoon Jong-bin, Hua Yu, Ha Jung-woo

Cast

Ha Jung-woo

as Heo Sam-gwan

Ha Ji-won

as Heo Ok-ran

Nam Da-reum

as Heo Il-rak

No Kang-min

as Heo Yi-rak

Jeon Hye-jin

as Ms. Song

Jang Gwang

as Choi

Min Moo-je

as Ha So-yong

Ju Jin-mo

as Sam-gwan's Uncle

Sung Dong-il

as Mr. Bang

Jeong Man-sik

as Mr. Shim

Cho Jin-woong

as Mr. Ahn

Kim Sung-kyun

as Geun-ryong

Kim Jae-young

as Mr. Cho

Lee Ji-hun

as Mr. Gye

Kim Young-ae

as Gye-hwa's mother

Lee Kyung-young

as Ok-ran's father

Kim Ki-chun

as Old man

Kim Jae-hwa

as Nurse