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In the Realm of the Senses

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6.6/10 • 643

1976-09-151h 45m

DramaRomance

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

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.

Directors
Nagisa Ōshima
Writters
Nagisa Ōshima
Editors
Nagisa Ōshima, Patrick Sauvion

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  1. Eiko Matsuda

    Eiko Matsuda

    Sada Abe

  2. Tatsuya Fuji

    Tatsuya Fuji

    Kichizo Ishida

  3. Aoi Nakajima

    Aoi Nakajima

    Toku

  4. Yasuko Matsui

    Yasuko Matsui

    Tagawa Inn Manager

  5. Meika Seri

    Meika Seri

    Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

  6. Kanae Kobayashi

    Kanae Kobayashi

    Old Geisha Kikuryû

  7. Taiji Tonoyama

    Taiji Tonoyama

    Old Beggar

  8. Kyōji Kokonoe

    Kyōji Kokonoe

    Teacher Ômiya

  9. Naomi Shiraishi

    Naomi Shiraishi

    Geisha Yaeji

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Sigeki Ogino

Oct 2, 2022

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
japanpornographyjealousygeishabrothelsakelongingdeceived wifebased on true storysadomasochismmistressprostitutionnymphomania1930sdepravationsexshōwa era (1926-89)penis mutilationerotic asphyxiation