Ha Jung Woo is very happy that he will direct actress Ha Ji Won in his new film "Chronicles of a Blood Merchant." He wanted her to star in his film so badly that he personally persuaded her.

"I've always wanted to act with Ha Ji Won," he said of the "Empress Ki" and "Secret Garden" star. "I think that she is one of the most gifted actresses of our time."

It will be Ha Jung Woo's second time as a director.

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