Drama ·Romance · Japan · 1976 · 1h 45m

In the Realm of the Senses

愛のコリーダ

In the Realm of the Senses poster
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
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
Crew
Hideo Itō — Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka — Editor Patrick Sauvion — Editor Minoru Miki — Original Music Composer Nagisa Ōshima — Writer Anatole Dauman — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer In the Realm of the Senses — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanpornographyjealousygeishabrotheleroticismsakelongingdeceived wifebased on true storysadomasochismmistress
Key Collaborators
Nagisa Ōshima Director Hideo Itō Director of Photography Keiichi Uraoka Editor Patrick Sauvion Editor Minoru Miki Original Music Composer Nagisa Ōshima Writer Anatole Dauman Producer Shigemasa Toda Production Design Masahiro Katō Costume Design Shigemasa Toda Costume Design
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