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The Naked Kitchen

2009 · 102 min

A sensual, bittersweet romantic drama that balances playful humor with emotional turmoil, keeping you engaged in the protagonist's dilemma.

Directed by
Hong Ji-young
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
One taste is not enough.
Overview
Mo-rae struggles to remain loyal to her husband while living with a handsome and exciting stranger. Her husband is her childhood best friend, but the seductive stranger is imaginative and adventurous. Whom will she choose?

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Directed by
Hong Ji-young
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Hong Ji-young
Written by
Hong Ji-young, Lee Kyung-ui
Starring
Shin Min-a, Kim Tae-woo, Ju Ji-hoon, Jeon Hye-jin, Pang Eun-jin, Kim Ho-won, Baek Jin-hee
Runtime
102 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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