South Korea Synopsis
허삼관
“There's nothing I won't do to support my family!”
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.
The 2014–2016 South Korea Window
237 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Chronicle of a Blood Merchant sits at position #84.
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The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chronicle of a Blood Merchant premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #468 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Romance productions specifically: #43 of 243 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Next Entertainment World, Fantagio, Dhutayeon |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | January 14, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3797004 |
| Official Site | herc.co.kr |