DramaRomance

In the Realm of the Senses

- 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.

Release Date : 1976-09-15

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Argos filmsOshima ProductionsShibata Organisation

Production Country : JapanFrance

Alternative Titles : In the Realm of the Senses

Cast

Character Name : Sada Abe

Original Name : 松田暎子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kichizo Ishida

Original Name : 藤竜也

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toku

Original Name : 中島葵

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tagawa Inn Manager

Original Name : 松井康子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Original Name : 芹明香

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Geisha Kikuryû

Original Name : 小林加奈枝

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Beggar

Original Name : 殿山泰司

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher Ômiya

Original Name : 九重京司

Gender : Male

Character Name : Geisha Yaeji

Original Name : 白石奈緒美

Gender : Female

Character Name : Street Restaurant Owner

Original Name : 野田真吉

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitsuwa Geisha

Original Name : 堀小美吉

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hôkan Jester

Original Name : 松廼家喜久平

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mansaki Geisha

Original Name : 小山明子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mitsuwa Geisha

Original Name : 東祐里子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mitsuwa Geisha

Original Name : 南黎

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mitsuwa Maid

Original Name : 青木真知子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

Original Name : 阿部マリ子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hangyoku / Young Geisha

Original Name : 岡田京子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mitsuwa Geisha

Original Name : 安田清美

Gender : Female

Character Name : O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

Original Name : 藤ひろ子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Original Name : 三星東美

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : 石井喜美子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fat Mansaki Maid

Original Name : 富山加津江

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bullseye / Girl with Umbrella

Original Name : 福原ひとみ

Gender : Female

Reviews

Sigeki Ogino

@Sigeki_Ogino

2022-10-03

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.