Five Senses of Eros () is a 2009 South Korean anthology film with five short films depicting love and desire, but in different styles and genres. The shorts are: His Concern, directed by Daniel H. Byun; I'm Right Here (), directed by Hur Jin-ho; The 33rd Man (), directed by Yoo Young-sik; In My End Is My Beginning (), directed by Min Kyu-dong; and Believe in the Moment (), directed by Oh Ki-hwan.
The five directors are all graduates of the Korean Academy of Film Arts. The film received 438,501 admissions nationwide."Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results" . Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
His Concern
Plot A man is attracted by the woman sitting across from him on a train ride to Busan. He gets off the train after her, even though it's not his stop. He gets her phone number. A few days later the man plans to meet the woman for the second time.
Credits Jang Hyuk as Man Cha Hyun-jung as Woman Director, Screenplay: Daniel H. Byun (also known as Byun Hyuk) Cinematography: Kim Mu-yu Editing: Hahm Sung-won Music: Choi Man-sik Production: Culture Cap Media Running time: 29 min
I'm Right Here
Plot Hye-rim waits for her husband, while hiding, to give him a surprise. Hyeon-woo always worries about his wife being left alone at home. But Hye-rim worries more about Hyeon-woo because he will be left alone soon.
Credits Kim Kang-woo as Kang Hyeon-woo Cha Soo-yeon as Ahn Hye-rim Director: Hur Jin-ho Screenplay: Lee Jeong-hwa, Kim Gyeong-mi Cinematography: Yun Ji-woon Editing: Choi Jae-geun Music: Choi Yong-rak Production: Ho Pictures Running time: 21 minutes
The 33rd Man
Plot On the set of a movie, new actress Mi-jin and senior actress Hwa-ran are having difficulties because of their stubborn and demanding director. The charismatic Hwa-ran transforms Mi-jin into a sexy vixen to seduce Director Bong. Hwa-ran turns out to be a vampire who has turned Mi-jin into a vampire.
Credits Kim Soo-ro as Bong Jan-woon Bae Jong-ok as Park Hwa-ran Kim Min-sun as Kim Mi-jin Director, Screenplay: Yoo Young-sik Cinematography: Go Nak-seon Editing: Hahm Sung-won Music: Choi Man-sik Production: Culture Cap Media Running time: 25 minutes
In My End Is My Beginning
Plot Jung-ha's husband Jae-in has just died in a car accident. She then discovers that he was having an affair with her old high school friend Na-ru. Na-ru comes to Jung-ha and asks to live with her, promising to atone through unconditional devotion.
Credits Uhm Jung-hwa as Lee Jung-ha Kim Hyo-jin as Kang Na-ru Hwang Jung-min as Min Jae-in Director, Screenplay: Min Kyu-dong Cinematography: Kim Byeong-seo, Kim Jun-young Editing: Seong Su-a Music: Kim Jun-seong Production: Soo Film Running time: 28 minutes
Believe in the Moment
Plot Three couples are all high school students and close friends. None of the couples is certain about their relationships, so they decide to swap partners for 24 hours.
Credits Kim Dong-wook as Han Ji-woon Lee Si-young as Jung Se-eun Jung Eui-chul as Seo Sang-min Shin Se-kyung as Shin Su-jeong Song Joong-ki as Yu Jae-hyuk Lee Sung-min as Lee Yun-jung Director, Screenplay: Oh Ki-hwan Cinematography: Kim Yeong-heung Editing: Hahm Sung-won Music: Choi Yong-rak Production: Running time: 24 minutes
Feature-length director's cut
Min Kyu-dong later expanded his short, and a feature-length director's cut of In My End Is My Beginning was screened at the 2009 Busan International Film Festival, then received a theatrical release in 2013.
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