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In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:23

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: In 1936, in the midst of rising Japanese militarism, a former prostitute, Sada, goes to work as a maid in a brothel. The house's handsome owner, Kichizo, soon begins to court her, and Sada eagerly... In 1936, in the midst of rising Japanese militarism, a former prostitute, Sada, goes to work as a maid in a brothel. The house's handsome owner, Kichizo, soon begins to court her, and Sada eagerly returns his attentions. Their subsequent affair and constant lovemaking grow more and more intense, and their sexual obsession threatens to destroy them both. Nagisa Oshima's long-awaited erotic Japanese masterpiece (initially banned from the New York Film Festival in 1976) is finally available. Contains highly explicit content, recommended for adult audiences only. [More]

Starring: Eiko Matsuda, Tatsuya Fuji

Starring: Eiko Matsuda, Tatsuya Fuji

Director: Nagisa Oshima

Director: Nagisa Oshima

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Apr 28, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Letterbox
  • Widescreen - 1.66

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono - Japanese
  • Subtitles - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes: Deleted Scenes
  • Audio Commentary: Tony Rayns, Film Scholar
  • Trailers: U.S. Trailer

Interviews:

  • 1. Nagisa Oshima, Director - 1976
  • 2. Tatsuya Fuji, Actor
  • 3. Fuji Matsuda, Actor
  • 4. Eiko Matsuda,
  • 5. Hayao Shibata, Consulting Producer
  • 6. Koji Wakamatsu, Line Producer
  • 7. Yoichi Sai, Assistant Director
  • 8. Yoko Asakura, Film Distributor

Additional Products:

  • Booklet: Essay - Donald Richie, Film Scholar / Oshima Interview
 
 
 
 

Reviews for In the Realm of the Senses

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Declaring yourself bored by a movie full of explicit sex may sometimes mark you out as a dreary pseudo-sophisticate, but in this case it’s fair enough.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
09/01/09
Edward Porter
Edward Porter
Sunday Times (UK)

I still find In the Realm of the Senses impressive but it now puzzles and worries me.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
09/01/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Ai No Corrida is an undeniably powerful, stylish and impressive piece of work.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/29/09
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine

Unsanitised, worryingly convincing in its sadomasochistic detail, this is seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/29/09
Trevor Johnston
Trevor Johnston
Time Out

As the soundtrack moans in sympathy while the deep crimson colours dazzle in delirium, the entire movie comes desperately close to approximating the pell-mell emotional turmoil of sex itself. Not porn, sex.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/29/09
Kevin Maher
Kevin Maher
Times [UK]

One of the most extraordinary moments in screen history. Oshima's film widens and deepens the sensual realm.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/29/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

A graphic and extremely disturbing exploration of lust and love that deserves its reputation as a classic of world cinema.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
08/29/09
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

It was made 33 years ago but Nagisa Oshima’s doomed lust classic doesn’t look in the least bit dusty. Quite the opposite.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
08/29/09
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Charlotte O'Sullivan
This is London

I can only imagine critics at the initial screening ... marveling at a 20-foot penis taking up the entire screen: "Oh yeah, that totally represents the patriarchy."

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
07/26/09
Christopher Long
Christopher Long
DVDTown.com

Like his characters, Oshima is determined to explore and transgress sexual boundaries, if they even exist, by posing a challenge to conventional morality. [Blu-ray]

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
06/28/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

quickly becomes as monotonous as bluenoses accuse it of being prurient

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
05/11/09
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

To paraphrase a crack from Pauline Kael: light the incense, perverts.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
04/27/09
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

Baring much more than bodies, Oshima delves deeply into subconscious carnal desires under the influence of society, and the eternal human contradictions between liberating sexual impulses and erotic enslavement.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
04/12/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

It's more sensational than it is artistically interesting.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/27/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
N/R

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/16/08
Variety
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At best it's a thinking person's XXX flick; at worst it's as repetitive as a porn video.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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01/06/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/28/05
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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07/25/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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May 03, 2009: Baring much more than bodies, Oshima delves deeply into subconscious carnal desires under the influence of society, and the eternal human contradictions between liberating sexual impulses and erotic enslavement. Opens in new window
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July 09, 2007: Baring much more than bodies, Oshima delves deeply into subconscious carnal desires under the influence of society, and the eternal human contradictions between liberating sexual impulses and erotic enslavement. Opens in new window
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March 24, 2001: Oshima, poses with In The Realm Of The Senses the philosophically seductive question: Does a form of government dictate the way people have sex? Opens in new window
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