In his Chinese film, "Scent," Park Shi Hoo plays Kang In Joon, a Korean interior designer...who finds love when he meets an innocent Chinese girl...it's directed by Jessy Tseng who directed award-winning art house film Big Blue Lake.
Direction
Tsang's art house roots show in every deliberate, painterly frame.
Cinematography
Shanghai and Seoul as characters—urban spaces full of unspoken desire.

Director
Jessey Tsang Tsui-shan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jessy Tsang won the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Best Director for Big Blue Lake (2011) before this commercial pivot.
This 2014 co-production arrived during a wave of Korean-Chinese cinematic partnerships that mostly prioritized star power over storytelling cohesion.