Name: Chronicle of the Blood Merchant
Genre: Drama
Released: 2015-01-12
Rating: 9.4
Cast: Nam Da Reum, Ha Jung Woo, Ha Ji Won, Jeon Hye Jin (1976), Jang Gwang

Nam Da Reum is a popular South Korean child actor. Born on June 13, 2002, he made his acting debut in the popular 2009 television drama “Boys Over Flowers” and has gained fame playing the younger versions of the main characters of many popular dramas. He also has appeared in “Pinocchio” (2014), “Splendid Politics” (2016), “Memory” (2016), “Goblin” (2016), “The King Loves” (2017) and “Bad Thief, Good Thief” (2017).

Nam Da Reum

Ha Jung Woo

Ha Ji Won is an award-winning South Korean actress known for taking on physically demanding roles. Born on June 28, 1978, as Jeon Hae Rim, she was first scouted by an agency when she was a senior in high school and is considered one of the most sought-after actresses working today. Ha Ji Won made her acting debut in the 1996 television drama “Adults Don’t Know” and subsequently received many acting accolades for her roles in film and television. She is best known for her roles in the films “Sex Is Zero” (2002) and “Sector 7” (2011), as well as the television dramas “Damo” (2003), “Hwang Jini” (2006), “Secret Garden” (2010), “The King 2 Hearts” (2012), “Empress Ki” (2013) and “The Time I’ve Loved You” (2015). In addition to acting, Ha Ji Won has released many songs since 2003, some of which have been featured in the soundtracks for her films and dramas. In 2013, Ha Ji Won established her own agency, Haewadal Entertainment. The same year, she became the first Korean actor to sign with United Talent Agency in Hollywood.

Ha Ji Won

Jeon Hye Jin is a South Korean actress. Born on August 10th, 1976, she made her acting debut in the 1997 film “Film-making” and has since starred in many popular films. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards for her role in the 2015 film “The Throne.” Jeon Hye Jin married actor Lee Sun Gyun in 2009 and they have two sons.

Jeon Hye Jin (1976)

Jang Gwang is a veteran South Korean voice-over actor and actor for both film and television. Born on January 5, 1951, he began his career in 1978 as a voice-over actor. But he went in front of the camera for his dual role as twin school administrators in the gripping and controversial 2011 film “Silenced,” which garnered him a tremendous amount of attention. He has since had a prolific career acting in both films and television dramas, including “Grandpas Over Flowers Investigation Team” (2014), “Fated to Love You” (2014), “Super Daddy 10” (2015), “Yong Pal” (2015), “Memory” (2016), “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds” (2016), “Defendant” (2017) and “Bad Thief, Good Thief” (2017).

Jang Gwang

Kim Sung Kyun is an award-winning South Korean actor. Born on July 5, 1980, he began his career in 2009 in theatrical productions before breaking into films in “Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time” (2012), for which he swept the Best New Actor awards that year, including the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards. His other critically acclaimed roles include the films “The Neighbor” and the television dramas “Reply 1994” (2013), “Reply 1988” (2015) and “Untouchable” (2017-2018).

Kim Sung Kyun

Sung Dong Il is a popular South Korean character actor. Born on April 27, 1967, he is well known for his role as a maniacal slave hunter with a high-pitched laugh in the popular 2010 television drama series “The Slave Hunters/Chuno.” That role garnered him the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards. Sung Dong Il made his acting debut in theater in 1991 and then made his television debut in the 1998 drama “Eun Shil.” He has appeared in many popular works since, including the recent popular dramas “Reply 1997” (2012), “Reply 1994” (2013), “It’s Okay, That’s Love” (2014) and “Reply 1988” (2015), as well as the popular films “200 Pounds Beauty” (2006), “Miss Granny” (2014) and “Proof of Innocence” (2016).

Sung Dong Il

Jung Man Sik is a South Korean actor who was born in Mokpo, South Korea, on December 11, 1974. He made his acting debut in the movie “Smells Like the Gun” (2001) and then went on to appear in movie titles such as “She’s on Duty” (2005), “Soo” (2007), “Moby Dick” (2011), and “Rampant” (2018). He has also appeared in TV variety shows such as “Law of the Jungle in Costa Rica” (2014-2015).

Jung Man Sik

Jo Jin Woong is the stage name of Jo Won Joon, a South Korean actor. Born on March 3, 1976, he made his acting debut in theater before appearing in the 2004 film “Once Upon a Time in High School.” He has enjoyed a prolific career in both films and television since then and is best known for his roles in the films “Deep Rooted Tree” (2011), “Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time” (2012), “A Hard Day” (2014) and the television series “Signal” (2016).

Jo Jin Woong

Kim Jae Young

In a South Korean village in the early 1950s, in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War, a tradition has developed – many males in the village prove their worth by selling their blood. The gesture not only proves that they have the ability to earn money, but also that their blood has been tested and proved healthy enough to sell. For Heo Sam Gwan (Ha Jung Woo), a construction worker and part-time farmhand, selling blood is part of his plan to win the heart of the prettiest young woman in the village: Heo Ok Ran (Ha Ji Won). The task is not easy, particularly as she already has a boyfriend, a womanizer from a relatively affluent background.

Somehow, though, Heo Sam Gwan succeeds in charming Heo Ok Ran and they go on to marry and have children. But as the children grow up, people in the village start to realize that the eldest of the children does not look much like the man who is supposed to be his father. When rumors about the boy’s paternity start to spread in the village, the once-happy family is in danger of breaking up…

This movie was based on a 1995 novel of the same name that was authored by Yu Hua.

“Chronicle of a Blood Merchant” is a 2015 South Korean movie that was adapted for the screen and directed by Ha Jung Woo.

Chronicle of the Blood Merchant

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