In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
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.
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Masayuki Motomochi
- Shizuo Satô
- Saburo Li
- Yoichi Sai
- Nagisa Ōshima
Rating: 6.6/10 by 620 users
Alternative Title:
Ai no korīda - JP
感官王国 - CN
官能王国 - CN
L'impero dei sensi - IT
Ai no corrida - JP
Im Reich der Sinne - DE
El imperio de los sentidos - ES
感官世界 - TW
Империя чувств - RU
Az érzékek birodalma - HU
감각의 제국 - KR
Imperium zmysłów - PL
Sansenes rike - NO
In the Realm of the Senses - US
Country:
France
Japan
Language:
日本語
Runtime: 01 hour 45 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: japan, pornography, jealousy, geisha, brothel, sake, longing, deceived wife, based on true story, sadomasochism, mistress, prostitution, nymphomania, 1930s, depravation, sex, penis mutilation, erotic asphyxiation
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.
