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Five Senses of Eros
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Five Senses of Eros
| image = Five Senses of Eros film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name =
| director = Daniel H. Byun
Hur Jin-ho
Yoo Young-sik
Min Kyu-dong
Oh Ki-hwan
| producer = Choi Soon-sik
Kim Won-guk
Min Jin-su
| writer = 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 = 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
| editing = Hahm Sung-won
Choi Jae-geun
Seong Su-a
| distributor = Daisy & Cinergy Entertainment
| released =
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| gross = [https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2009W29&id=_fOGAMDOFIVESENSE01 "Box office by Country: 'Five Sense of Eros'"]. 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
}}
'Five Senses of Eros' 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' , 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.[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2009.html#boxoffice "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, 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
*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, then received a theatrical release in 2013.
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