Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.
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| GuardianPeter BradshawOne of the most extraordinary moments in screen history. Oshima's film widens and deepens the sensual realm. |
| Projected FiguresAnton BitelOshima has crafted an uncompromisingly hardcore study in sexual obsession, which also serves as an allegory of the insularity and madness of Japan's phallocentric, self-destructive imperialism in the build-up to its explosive wartime climax |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherAs the soundtrack moans in sympathy while the deep crimson colours dazzle in delirium, the entire movie comes desperately close to approximating the pell-mell emotional turmoil of sex itself. Not porn, sex. |
| Time OutTrevor JohnstonUnsanitised, worryingly convincing in its sadomasochistic detail, this is seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonIt is the great example of Artistic Porno. |
| DeciderJoe ReidIn the Realm of the Senses remains one of the great erotic art films, and it retains 100% of its ability to shock and scandalize audiences today, every bit as it did in 1976. |
| Slant MagazineEric HendersonTo paraphrase a crack from Pauline Kael: light the incense, perverts. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseLike his characters, Oshima is determined to explore and transgress sexual boundaries, if they even exist, by posing a challenge to conventional morality. [Blu-ray] |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesAt best it's a thinking person's XXX flick; at worst it's as repetitive as a porn video. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchI still find In the Realm of the Senses impressive but it now puzzles and worries me. |
