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]
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| Hangul | 오감도 |
| Hanja | 五感圖 |
| Revised Romanization | Ogamdo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ogamdo |
| Directed by | Daniel H. Byun Hur Jin-ho Yoo Young-sik Min Kyu-dong Oh Ki-hwan |
| Produced by | Choi Soon-sik Kim Won-guk Min Jin-su |
| Written by | Daniel H. Byun Lee Jeong-hwa Kim Gyeong-mi Yoo Young-sik Min Kyu-dong Oh Ki-hwan |
| 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 |
| Music by | Choi Man-sik Choi Yong-rak Kim Jun-seong |
| 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 |
| 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] |
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
- 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,[8] then received a theatrical release in 2013.[9]
References
- "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. 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
- Official website (in Korean)
- Five Senses of Eros at HanCinema
- Five Senses of Eros at the Korean Movie Database
- Five Senses of Eros on IMDb