Five Senses of Eros
| Five Senses of Eros | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 오감도 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Ogamdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ogamdo |
| Directed by | Daniel H. Byun Hur Jin-ho Yoo Young-sik Min Kyu-dong Oh Ki-hwan |
| Written by | Daniel H. Byun Lee Jeong-hwa Kim Gyeong-mi Yoo Young-sik Min Kyu-dong Oh Ki-hwan |
| Produced by | Choi Soon-sik Kim Won-guk Min Jin-su |
| Starring | Jang Hyuk Cha Hyun-jung Kim Kang-woo Cha Soo-yeon Kim Su-ro Bae Jong-ok Kim Min-sun Uhm Jung-hwa Kim Hyo-jin Kim Dong-wook Lee Si-young Jung Eui-chul Shin Se-kyung Song Joong-ki Lee Sung-min |
| Cinematography | Kim Mu-yu Yun Ji-woon Go Nak-seon Kim Byeong-seo Kim Jun-young Kim Yeong-heung |
| Edited by | Hahm Sung-won Choi Jae-geun Seong Su-a |
| Music by | Choi Man-sik Choi Yong-rak Kim Jun-seong |
| Distributed by | Daisy & Cinergy Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$2.4 million[1] |
Five Senses of Eros (Korean: 오감도; RR: Ogamdo) is a 2009 South Korean omnibus 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 (Korean: 나, 여기 있어요; RR: Na, Yeogi Isseoyo), directed by Hur Jin-ho; The 33rd Man (Korean: 33번째 남자; RR: 33beonjjae Namja), directed by Yoo Young-sik; In My End Is My Beginning (Korean: 끝과 시작; RR: Ggeutgwa Sijak), directed by Min Kyu-dong; and Believe in the Moment (Korean: 순간을 믿어요; RR: Sunganeul Mideoyo), directed by Oh Ki-hwan.[2][3][4]
The five directors are all graduates of the Korean Academy of Film Arts.[5] The film received 438,501 admissions nationwide.[6]
His Concern[edit]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Plot[edit]
On the set of a movie, newbie 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.
Credits[edit]
- Kim Su-ro as Bong Jan-woon
- Bae Jong-ok as Park Hwa-ran
- Kim Min-sun as Kim Mi-jin[7]
- 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[edit]
Plot[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Plot[edit]
Three couples are all high school students and close friends. None of the couples are certain about their relationships, so they decide to exchange partners for 24 hours.
Credits[edit]
- 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[edit]
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,[8] then received a theatrical release in 2013.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Box office by Country: Five Sense of Eros". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Shin, Hae-in (1 July 2009). "A mixed bag of pleasures in omnibus Eros film". Yonhap. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (2 July 2009). "5 Directors Explore Sensuality in Eros". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Elley, Derek (28 October 2009). "Five Senses of Eros". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 오감도 (Five Senses of Eros)". Twitch Film. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "All That Star: Kim Min-sun". Arirang News. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ Elley, Derek (27 October 2009). "In My End is My Beginning". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-min (22 March 2013). "Fatal Love, Hatred and Sympathy - In My End Is My Beginning". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Korean)
- Five Senses of Eros at HanCinema
- Five Senses of Eros at the Korean Movie Database
- Five Senses of Eros at IMDb
