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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)
2015 South Korean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (Korean: 허삼관; RR: Heosamgwan) is a 2015 South Korean drama film based on the 1995 Chinese novel of the same title by Yu Hua.[2][3][4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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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)[12]
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Box office
The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed ₩4.59 billion (US$4.26 million) from 582,000 admissions in its first five days.[13] At the end of its theatrical run, it had a total gross of ₩7,405,659,269 from 955,206 admissions.
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