Five Senses of Eros

Jul 9, 2009

2h 10m

★ 5.0

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Daisy Entertainment

Cinergy House

Culture Cap Media

Five Senses of Eros Trailers

Cast

Jung Min-soo

Jang Hyuk

Han Ji-won

Cha Hyun-jung

Kang Hyun-woo

Kim Kang-woo

Ahn Hye-rim

Cha Soo-yeon

Park Hwa-ran

Bae Jong-ok

Bong Chan-woon

Kim Soo-ro

Kim Mi-jin

Kim Gyu-ri

Lee Jung-ha

Uhm Jung-hwa

Min Jae-in

Hwang Jung-min

Kang Na-ru

Kim Hyo-jin

Han Ji-woon

Kim Dong-wook

Jung Se-eun

Lee Si-young

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