Tomb of the River


Tomb of the River, also known as Paid in Blood is a 2021 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Yoon Young-bin, starring Yu Oh-seong and Jang Hyuk. It was released on November 10, 2021.

Plot

Chairman Oh, the leader of a crime gang, plans to construct the biggest resort in Gangneung, with Kim Gil-seok as his loyal underling. Things turn violent when a new upcoming gangster Lee Min-seok sets his sight on the Gangneung resort, and uses all sorts of deceitful means to acquire it.

Cast

Main

  • Yu Oh-seong as Kim Gil-seok, loyal underling of Chairman Oh
  • Jang Hyuk as Lee Min-seok, a ruthless gangster from Seoul
  • Park Sung-geun as Cho Bang-hyun, a detective who is also Gil-seok's long time friend
  • Oh Dae-hwan as Kim Hyung-geun, Gil-seok's right-hand man

Supporting

Production

Principal photography began on October 19, 2020, and filming wrapped up on December 6, 2020.
This marks a reunion between the lead actors Jang Hyuk and Yu Oh-seong after filming the series The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 together in 2015–2016.