Five Senses of Eros

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]

Five Senses of Eros
Theatrical poster
Hangul오감도
Hanja五感圖
Revised RomanizationOgamdo
McCune–ReischauerOgamdo
Directed byDaniel H. Byun
Hur Jin-ho
Yoo Young-sik
Min Kyu-dong
Oh Ki-hwan
Produced byChoi Soon-sik
Kim Won-guk
Min Jin-su
Written byDaniel H. Byun
Lee Jeong-hwa
Kim Gyeong-mi
Yoo Young-sik
Min Kyu-dong
Oh Ki-hwan
StarringJang 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
Music byChoi Man-sik
Choi Yong-rak
Kim Jun-seong
CinematographyKim Mu-yu
Yun Ji-woon
Go Nak-seon
Kim Byeong-seo
Kim Jun-young
Kim Yeong-heung
Edited byHahm Sung-won
Choi Jae-geun
Seong Su-a
Distributed byDaisy & Cinergy Entertainment
Release date
  • July 9, 2009 (2009-07-09)
Running time
130 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$2.4 million[1]

The five directors are all graduates of the Korean Academy of Film Arts.[5] The film received 438,501 admissions nationwide.[6]

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:

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, 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
  • 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

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 are certain about their relationships, so they decide to exchange partners for 24 hours.

Credits

Feature-length director's cut
Main article: In My End Is My Beginning

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]

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References
  1. "Box office by Country: Five Sense of Eros". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. Shin, Hae-in (1 July 2009). "A mixed bag of pleasures in omnibus Eros film". Yonhap. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. Lee, Hyo-won (2 July 2009). "5 Directors Explore Sensuality in Eros". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. Elley, Derek (28 October 2009). "Five Senses of Eros". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  5. "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.
  6. "Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  7. "All That Star: Kim Min-sun". Arirang News. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  8. Elley, Derek (27 October 2009). "In My End is My Beginning". Variety. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  9. Kim, Hyun-min (22 March 2013). "Fatal Love, Hatred and Sympathy - In My End Is My Beginning". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
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