As they talk, Il-nam wagers with Gi-hun on whether an unconscious man lying on a street corner will be helped before midnight.
A staple of Korean film and television, he is best known for his roles in The Face Reader and Assassination, though big thriller fans will also know him from the 2010 blockbuster, The Housemaid.
The series revolves around a contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial , risk their lives to play a series of deadly for the chance to win a 45.