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Five Senses of Eros

Five Senses of Eros

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Five Senses of Eros

"Love. Reimagined."

2009

2h 10m

5.0(25 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

In this anthology film centered around the theme of "Eros," five seperate stories are presented by five top Korean directors. The main characters from each segment are connected with each other in one way or another.

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10 featured cast members

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Jang Hyuk

Jang Hyuk

Jung Min-soo

Cha Hyun-jung

Cha Hyun-jung

Han Ji-won

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Kang-woo

Kang Hyun-woo

Cha Soo-yeon

Cha Soo-yeon

Ahn Hye-rim

Bae Jong-ok

Bae Jong-ok

Park Hwa-ran

Kim Soo-ro

Kim Soo-ro

Bong Chan-woon

Kim Gyu-ri

Kim Gyu-ri

Kim Mi-jin

Uhm Jung-hwa

Uhm Jung-hwa

Lee Jung-ha

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Min Jae-in

Kim Hyo-jin

Kim Hyo-jin

Kang Na-ru

Creative team

Directed by: Hur Jin-ho
Oh Ki-hwan
Written by: Byun Hyuk
Kim Kyung-mi
Produced by: William Kim
Kim Jin-ah

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