Five Senses of Eros

{{Infobox film

| name = Five Senses of Eros

| image = Five Senses of Eros film poster.jpg

| image_upright = 1.15

| caption = Theatrical poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean|child=yes

| hangul = 오감도

| hanja = 五感圖

| rr = Ogamdo

| mr = Ogamdo}}

| 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 Soo-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 = {{Film date|2009|7|9}}

| runtime = 130 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| gross = {{USD|2.4 million}}[https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1845449221/ "Box office by Country: Five Sense of Eros"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032803/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2009W29&id=_fOGAMDOFIVESENSE01 |date=2017-12-01 }}. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.

}}

Five Senses of Eros ({{Korean|hangul=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|hangul=나, 여기 있어요|rr=Na, Yeogi Isseoyo|labels=no}}), directed by Hur Jin-ho; The 33rd Man ({{korean|hangul=33번째 남자|rr=33beonjjae Namja|labels=no}}), directed by Yoo Young-sik; In My End Is My Beginning ({{Korean|hangul=끝과 시작|rr=Ggeutgwa Sijak|labels=no}}), directed by Min Kyu-dong; and Believe in the Moment ({{Korean|hangul=순간을 믿어요|rr=Sunganeul Mideoyo|labels=no}}), directed by Oh Ki-hwan.{{cite web|last=Shin|first=Hae-in|title=A mixed bag of pleasures in omnibus Eros film|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2009/07/01/17/0703000000AEN20090701000900315F.HTML|work=Yonhap|accessdate=2012-11-18|date=1 July 2009}}{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Hyo-won|title=5 Directors Explore Sensuality in Eros|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/141_47842.html|work=The Korea Times|accessdate=2012-11-18|date=2 July 2009|archive-date=2013-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102142126/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/07/141_47842.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Elley|first=Derek|title=Five Senses of Eros|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941483/|work=Variety|accessdate=2012-11-18|date=28 October 2009}}

The five directors are all graduates of the Korean Academy of Film Arts.{{cite web|title=K-FILM REVIEWS: 오감도 (Five Senses of Eros)|url=http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2009/10/k-film-reviews-five-senses-of-eros.php|work=Twitch Film|accessdate=2012-11-18|date=9 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909094818/http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2009/10/k-film-reviews-five-senses-of-eros.php|archive-date=9 September 2011|url-status=dead}} The film received 438,501 admissions nationwide.[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2009.html#boxoffice "Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722213715/http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2009.html#boxoffice |date=2019-07-22 }}. 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.Turns out hwa-ran was a vampire who 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{{cite web|title=All That Star: Kim Min-sun|url=http://www.arirangtv.com/TV2/Star_Focus.asp?F_KEY=610&sys_lang=Eng|work=Arirang News|accessdate=2012-08-14|archive-date=2013-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104020053/http://www.arirangtv.com/TV2/Star_Focus.asp?F_KEY=610&sys_lang=Eng|url-status=dead}}
  • 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|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,{{cite web|last=Elley|first=Derek|title=In My End is My Beginning|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941477/|accessdate=2012-11-19|work=Variety|date=27 October 2009}} then received a theatrical release in 2013.{{cite web|last=Kim|first=Hyun-min|title=Fatal Love, Hatred and Sympathy - In My End Is My Beginning|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2331|work=Korean Film Council|accessdate=2013-03-22|date=22 March 2013|archive-date=2015-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616000133/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=2331|url-status=live}}

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