In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Ai no korîda
Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.
109 min
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
- May 15, 1976
- Country of origin
- Japan, France
- Music
- Minoru Miki
- Box office
- $7,650,000
Where to watch
Subscription
Criterion Channel
Trailer
Cast
- Eiko Matsuda as Sada Abe
- Tatsuya Fuji as Kichizô 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
- Naomi Shiraishi as Geisha Yaeji
- Shinkichi Noda as Street Restaurant Owner
- Akiko Koyama as Mansaki Geisha
- Yuriko Azuma as Mitsuwa Geisha
- Rei Minami as Mitsuwa Geisha
- Machiko Aoki as Mitsuwa Maid
- Kiyomi Yasuda as Mitsuwa Geisha
- Hiroko Fuji as O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)
- Hitomi Fukuhara as Bullseye / Girl with Umbrella
- Kyôji Kokonoe as Teacher Ômiya
Crew
- Nagisa Ōshima · Director
- Nagisa Ōshima · Writer
- Anatole Dauman · Producer
- Minoru Miki · Composer
- Hideo Itô · Cinematographer
- Patrick Sauvion · Editor
- Keiichi Uraoka · Editor
- Shigemasa Toda · Production designer