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In the Realm of the Senses
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.
1976 · Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · 102 min · Drama · Romance · 13 frames
Tagline
Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.
Crew
- Written by: Nagisa Ōshima
- Cinematography: Hideo Itō
- Edited by: Keiichi Uraoka, Patrick Sauvion
- Music: Minoru Miki
- Production design: Shigemasa Toda
- Produced by: Anatole Dauman
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
- Taiji Tonoyama as Old Beggar
- Kyōji Kokonoe as Teacher Ômiya
- Naomi Shiraishi as Geisha Yaeji
- Shinkichi Noda as Street Restaurant Owner
Production
- Country: Japan, France
- Language: Japanese
- Studios: Argos films, Oshima Productions, Shibata Organisation
- Box office: $7,650,000
- Themes: japan, jealousy, geisha, brothel, eroticism, sake, longing, deceived wife, based on true story, sadomasochism
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