In the Realm of the Senses

Watch: In the Realm of the Senses

Unrated

10/1/19761h 45m

Premiere Release (US)

~ Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely. ~

Overview:

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

Director:

Nagisa Ōshima

Status:

Released

Language:

Japanese

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

japan
pornography
jealousy
geisha
brothel
sake
longing
deceived wife
based on true story
sadomasochism
mistress
prostitution
nymphomania
1930s
depravation
sex
shōwa era (1926-89)
penis mutilation
erotic asphyxiation

Cast

Eiko Matsuda

~ as ~

Sada Abe

Tatsuya Fuji

~ as ~

Kichizo Ishida

Aoi Nakajima

~ as ~

Toku

Yasuko Matsui

~ as ~

Tagawa Inn Manager

Meika Seri

~ as ~

Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kanae Kobayashi

~ as ~

Old Geisha Kikuryû

Taiji Tonoyama

~ as ~

Old Beggar

Kyōji Kokonoe

~ as ~

Teacher Ômiya

Naomi Shiraishi

~ as ~

Geisha Yaeji

Shinkichi Noda

~ as ~

Street Restaurant Owner

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Reviews (1)

Sigeki Ogino
Written 2 year(s) ago
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To put it bluntly, it was Pasolini and Nagisa Oshima who elevated pornography to an art form. "Ai no Corrida" is a film based on the crazy scandal of a Japanese woman, Sada Abe, who was obsessed with sex. The film is a masterful depiction of sex, and in the uncensored version, viewers will be surprised to find that the sex acts in the film are no different from those in pornographic videos. Some may be put off by the scenes of pubic hair, semen, and lewd displays of genitalia, male and female. However, it is questionable to dismiss the film's unusual artistry on that basis alone. No one can fail to notice that the sex scenes depicted in "Ai no Corrida" are ten thousand times better than those in the erotic "Species". Nagisa Oshima is by far a more aesthetically pleasing director than Akira Kurosawa, and he could have made any number of films that ordinary people would enjoy watching. His talent is unwavering, and this sex-documentary style masterpiece is unique in Asia.