In the Realm of the Senses is a romantic movie which was released during 1976 in certain countries, 1977 in others. The movie is a fictional tale of sexually explicit adult behavior in 1930s Japan. This motion picture caused extremely huge controversy when it was released. Certain countries wouldn't even show the movie. Moreover, it was not available for home video until around 1990. It was originally rated X, though the rating was later converted into NC-17 in 1991.

Cast

Eiko Matsuda as Sada Abe

Tatsuya Fuji as Kichizo Ishida

Aoi Nakajima as Toku

Yasuko Matsui as Tagawa Inn manager

Meika Seri as Matsuko

Kanae Kobayashi as Old geisha Kikuryû

Taiji Tonoyama as Old beggar

Kyôji Kokonoe as Teacher Ômiya

Naomi Shiraishi as Geisha Yaeji

Komikichi Hori as Mitsuwa Geisha

1976 romance movies

1970s erotic movies

Japanese romance movies

French romance movies

Movies directed by Nagisa Oshima

Obscenity

1970s independent movies

Movies based on real life events

Movies set in the 1930s

Movies set in Tokyo

In the Realm of the Senses