Five Senses of Eros (2009)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,484,095.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.328 |
Directed By
Hur Jin-ho
Oh Ki-hwan
Min Kyu-dong
Byun Hyuk
Yu Young-sik
Crew
Hur Jin-ho
Oh Ki-hwan
Min Kyu-dong
Choi Soon-Sik
Byun Hyuk
Yu Young-sik
Park Ja-myung
Yun Seong-gi
Park Jae-sung
Sung Su-ah
Han Hye-sook
Yu Young-sik
Min Kyu-dong
Kim Kyung-mi
Lee Jung-hwa
Byun Hyuk
Oh Ki-hwan
William Kim
Go Rak-sun
Lee Won-suk
Lee Jung-hwa
Kim Gwan-cheol
Kim Jin-ah
Han Hye-sook
TOP CAST
Jang Hyuk
Jung Min-soo
Cha Hyun-jung
Han Ji-won
Kim Kang-woo
Kang Hyun-woo / Jung-ha's Younger Brother
Cha Soo-yeon
Ahn Hye-rim / Music Director
Bae Jong-ok
Park Hwa-ran
Kim Soo-ro
Bong Chan-woon / Older Brother
Kim Gyu-ri
Kim Mi-jin
Uhm Jung-hwa
Lee Jung-ha
Hwang Jung-min
Min Jae-in
Kim Hyo-jin
Kang Na-ru
Kim Dong-wook
Han Ji-woon
Lee Si-young
Jung Se-eun
Jung Eui-chul
Seo Sang-min
Shin Se-kyung
Shin Su-jung
Song Joong-ki
Yu Jae-hyuk
Clara Lee
Lee Yun-jung
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