Five Senses of Eros

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.

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

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

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

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

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.