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In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses

1976, 102 min

A.K.A.: Ai no Corrida

Country:  Japan

Studio:  Criterion

Cast:  Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda

Director:  Nagisa Oshima

Rating: NC-17

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SKINOPSIS

One of the most explicit films to ever play mainstream theaters. An unrelentingly passionate and erotic journey of a geisha and her lover who engage in a sexual spree on a quest for the ultimate ecstasy. Featuring lots of kinky sex such as strangulation and strange insertions (eggs anyone?), authentic sex and Eiko Matsuda very naked!

3 REASONS TO BUY THIS FILM

  • New Criterion Edition is so sharp, you might be disturbed by the details
  • Also includes deleted footage
  • And rare Japanese pubes! That shit's taboo!
REVIEW
Oshima's most debated work in a career marked by controversy, In the Realm of the Senses is an unrelenting journey into the world of passion and eroticism. Oblivious to social restraints and public sentiment, a geisha and her lover engage in a torrid sexual spree, losing themselves in the fervor of their lovemaking and their quest for ultimate ecstasy. The ideology of male dominance and female submission is thoroughly undermined as the obsessed lovers create a closed existence of incessant lovemaking and sadomasochistic experiments. This is an eerily beautiful examination of the intensity of physical desire. (Japanese with English subtitles)
PRODUCT FORMAT INFORMATION
Used Very Good Condition: $28.99
Availability:  In stock and ready to ship
UPC: 715515045315
Studio: Criterion
DVD Widescreen: $35.99 (Criterion Collection)
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Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515045018
Studio: Criterion
Languages: Japanese Dolby Digital Mono (Primary), English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
 
  • Digitally mastered: New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary: New audio commentary with film scholar Tony Rayns
  • Interview(s): New interview with actor Tatsuya Fuji
  • Interview(s): A 1976 interview with director Nagisa Oshima and actors Fuji and Eiko Matsuda, and a 2003 program featuring interviews with consulting producer Hayao Shibata, line producer, Koji Wakamatsu, assistant director Yoichi Sai, and film distributor Yoko Asakura
  • Bonus footage: Deleted footage
  • New and improved English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie and a reprinted interview with Oshima
Blu-ray : $35.99 (Criterion Blu-ray)
Availability:  ON ORDER Ships when stock arrives
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515045315
Studio: Criterion
Languages: Japanese Dolby Digital Mono (Primary), English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Extras: 1 Trailer
Features:
 
  • Digital copy: New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • Audio commentary: New audio commentary with film scholar Tony Rayns
  • Interview(s): New interview with actor Tatsuya Fuji
  • Interview(s): A 1976 interview with director Nagisa Oshima and actors Fuji and Eiko Matsuda, and a 2003 program featuring interviews with consulting producer Hayao Shibata, line producer, Koji Wakamatsu, assistant director Yoichi Sai, and film distributor Yoko Asakura
  • Bonus footage: Deleted footage
  • New and improved English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie and a reprinted interview with Oshima
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