Also Known As:
Bullfight of Love (Japan) (literal English title)
Empire des sens, L' (France)
Empire of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses (USA)
The Realm of the Senses
Directed by
Nagisa Oshima
Writing credits
Nagisa Oshima
Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatsuya Fuji .... Kichizo Ishida
Eiko Matsuda .... Sada Abe
Aoi Nakajima .... Toku
Yasuko Matsui .... Tagawa Inn Manager
Meika Seri .... Matsuko (Yoshidaya maid)
Kanae Kobayashi .... Old geisha Kikuryû
Taiji Tonoyama .... Old Beggar
Kyôji Kokonoe .... Teacher Ômiya
Naomi Shiraishi .... Geisha Yaeji
Shinkichi Noda .... Old Restaurant Man
Komikichi Hori .... Mitsuwa Geisha
Kikuhei Matsunoya .... Hôkan jester
Akiko Koyama .... Mansaki Geisha
Yuriko Azuma .... Mitsuwa Geisha
Rei Minami .... Mitsuwa Geisha
It's clear that a lot of people can't get past the explicitness
of this film, which is a shame. I recall a lot of embarrassed
giggling last time I saw it at the cinema. The art/pornography
debate seems futile to me - this is a film about an obsessive
sexual relationship/love affair and it tells it like it is.
But it's about as far away from the likes of "Debbie Does
Dallas 26" as you can get. The film is clearly serious in intent
and there is a lot of beauty in it. The subtle political
content/context of the film is often overlooked - some of the few
scenes shot outside the bedroom show groups of soldiers marching
the other way from the direction our characters travel -
and we all know where the rising Japanese militarism and nationalism
of the 1930's led. I think the best comparison is probably with a film
like "Last Tango in Paris" which dealt with similar themes in a
similar way - and was also probably also pretty boring for those
with a short attention span
AVI File Details
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FPS..........: 25.00
Subs.........: English
Certification:
Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1991) | Canada:R (Alberta) (1998) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) (1991) | USA:X (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Iceland:Unrated | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1978) | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (1977) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1976) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1997) | Hungary:18 | Italy:VM18 | Chile:18 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) (2001) | Singapore:(Banned) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1992) | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | Brazil:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:(Banned) (1992-2000) | Australia:R (re-rating) (2000) | Australia:X (original rating) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:(Banned) | Japan:R-18 (re-rating) | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 (1999) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Japan:(Banned) (original rating)
