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In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:19

Rotten:12

Average Rating:2.3/10

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
 
 
 
 

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06/24/09
Christopher Long
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I believe the children are the future, teach them well and let them lead the way. Or, conversely, you could violently yank a four-year-old boy's winkie and make him grow up begging to be choked unto orgasm. Your call.

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04/27/09
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
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The Criterion Collection thankfully rescues this controversial Japanese shocker.

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04/26/09
Boo Allen
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Oshima, poses with In The Realm Of The Senses the philosophically seductive question: Does a form of government dictate the way people have sex?

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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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