The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 (2015)

Original name: 장사의 신 - 객주 2015

Release date: September 23, 2015

Series

Average time: 60 minutes

Genres: Drama

Synopsis: Many great men come from humble beginnings. During the end of the tumultuous Chosun Dynasty, Chun Bong Sam is a poor peddler who inherits a run-down inn. Through hard work and perseverance against a corrupt bureaucracy, Bong Sam achieves great success and becomes a powerful merchant. Can he help shape the way that industry and business should be done in the emerging modern era? It is based on the novel “Gaekju” by Kim Joo Young.