In the Realm of the Senses
1976 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.6 · 81% critics
A servant begins a secret affair with her employer, and their intense attraction quickly turns into a consuming fixation. As desire takes over their daily lives, jealousy and escalating boundaries push the relationship toward dangerous, self-destructive extremes.
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Details
- Original title
- 愛のコリーダ
- Years
- 1976
- Release date
- 1976-09-15
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (736 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an extreme, taboo-pushing drama about desire turning into obsession, in the vein of Empire of Passion or The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover; Not for you if graphic unsimulated sex or disturbing content is a dealbreaker.
Pros: fearless explicit approach; intense obsession theme; provocative social undercurrent | Cons: repetitive sex scenes; disturbing imagery; polarizing, hard to watch
Themes
- japan
- pornography
- jealousy
- geisha
- brothel
- eroticism
- sake
- longing
- deceived wife
- based on true story
- sadomasochism
- mistress
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Cast & crew
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
- KK
Kyōji Kokonoe
as Teacher Ômiya
- NS
Naomi Shiraishi
as Geisha Yaeji
- SN
Shinkichi Noda
as Street Restaurant Owner
Directed by Nagisa Ōshima