In the Realm of the Senses Movie Review 1976

Taboo-breaking story of a woman and man who turn their backs on the militaristic rule of Japan in the mid-1930s by plunging into an erotic and sensual world all their own. Striking, graphic work that was seized by U.S. customs when it first entered the country. Violent with explicit sex, and considered by some critics as pretentious, while others call it Oshima's masterpiece. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Distribution

Connoisseur Meridian Films, 1575 Westwood Blvd., Ste. 305, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Phone: (310)231-1350, Fax: (310)231-1359, Email: info@meridianvideo.com, URL: http://www.meridianvideo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from Japanese, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 1930s, Sexcapades, Torrid Love Scenes

Screenplay

Nagisa Oshima

Cast

Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aio Nakajima, Meika Seri

Cinematography

Hideo Ito

Director

Nagisa Oshima

Music

Minoru Miki

Producer

Anatole Dauman, Argos Films