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In the Realm of the Senses

6.6

Released September 15, 1976Runtime 1h 45min

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Argos films

Oshima Productions

Shibata Organisation

Production Countries

Japan

France

Finances

Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Profit/Loss: $0

Stream

Videos

Cast

Eiko MatsudaSada Abe

Tatsuya FujiKichizo Ishida

Aoi NakajimaToku

Yasuko MatsuiTagawa Inn Manager

Meika SeriMatsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kanae KobayashiOld Geisha Kikuryû

Taiji TonoyamaOld Beggar

Kyōji KokonoeTeacher Ômiya

Naomi ShiraishiGeisha Yaeji

Shinkichi NodaStreet Restaurant Owner

Komikichi HoriMitsuwa Geisha

Kikuhei MatsunoyaHôkan Jester

Akiko KoyamaMansaki Geisha

Yuriko AzumaMitsuwa Geisha

Rei MinamiMitsuwa Geisha

Machiko AokiMitsuwa Maid

Mariko AbeKinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kyōko OkadaHangyoku / Young Geisha

Kiyomi YasudaMitsuwa Geisha

Hiroko FujiO-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

Tomi MitsuboshiChieko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kimiko Ishii

Katsue TamiyamaFat Mansaki Maid

Hitomi FukuharaBullseye / Girl with Umbrella

Crew

Nagisa ŌshimaDirector

Masayuki MotomochiAssistant Director

Shizuo SatôAssistant Director

Saburo LiAssistant Director

Yoichi SaiAssistant Director

Nagisa ŌshimaWriter

Anatole DaumanProducer

Kōji WakamatsuProduction Manager

Susumu IwabuchiProduction Manager

Eiko ŌshimaProduction Manager

Hayao ShibataProduction Manager

Katsue TomiyamaProduction Manager

Shigeru WakatsukiProduction Manager

Keiichi UraokaEditor

Hideo ItōDirector of Photography

Dai ArakawaSet Decoration

Shigenori ShimoishizakaArt Direction

Yukio OyamadaStill Photographer

Ken'ichi OkamotoLighting Technician

Patrick SauvionEditor

Henri HumbertSound Effects

Terumi HosoishiSpecial Effects

Tetsuo YasudaSound Recordist

Kôji TakemuraMakeup Artist

Alex ProntSound Recordist

Masahiro KatōCostume Design

Kikue OsawaHairstylist

Shigemasa TodaProduction Design

Minoru MikiOriginal Music Composer

Claire PainchaultAssistant Editor

Shigemasa TodaCostume Design

Hitoshi NojiriProperty Master

Takashi UenoProperty Master

Isao NishimuraSpecial Effects

Hiroaki FujiamaElectrician

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Reviews

by Sigeki Ogino

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 surpr...