In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no korîda)

Wed May 08, 2013

20:30

Location

House of Arts and Literature
41 - 43 Athinas Street
Paphos, Paphos 8010

Description

Based upon a true incident in 1930s Japan, Nagisa Oshima's controversial film effectively skirts the borderline between pornography and art. The story concerns servant and former prostitute Sada Abe who becomes sexually obsessed with her employer Kizicho, a businessman, after seeing him making love to his wife. After making love to Sada, Kizicho becomes obsessed with her as well. As their love-making becomes more and more intense, they find themselves unable to separate themselves from each other, until every waking hour is spent in more and more dangerous sexual acts with Sada becoming more and more of the aggressor. Finally, for the ultimate in eroticism, Kizicho agrees to be strangled during sexual ecstasy for the ultimate in orgasmic fulfillment.

Cast:
Tatsuya Fuji (Kichizo Ishida)
Eiko Matsuda (Sada Abe)
Aoi Nakajima (Toku)

Director: Nagisa Ôshima
Writer: Nagisa Ôshima
Runtime: 109 min
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Language: Japanese
Production Year: 1976

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