Unsanitised, worryingly convincing in its sadomasochistic detail, this is seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous.
In the Realm of the Senses
Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.
1976 · 1h 45m · NC-17
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Overview
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
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