Chronicle of a Blood Merchant (film)

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)

Box office
The film opened on January 15, 2015, placing fourth at the South Korean box office. It grossed (US$4.26 million) 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.