In The Realm Of The Senses
Fox Lorber (1976)
Drama, Romance, Foreign
In Collection
#646
0*
Seen It:  Yes
715515045315
IMDB   6.6
98 mins Japan / Japanese
Blu-ray Disc  Region 1   NR (Not Rated)
Tatsuya Fuji Kichizo Ishida
Eiko Matsuda Sada Abe
Aoi Nakajima Toku
Yasuko Matsui Tagawa Inn Manager
Meika Seri Matsuko
Kanae Kobayashi Old Geisha Kikuryû
Kyôji Kokonoe Teacher Ômiya
Naomi Shiraishi Geisha Yaeji
Director
Nagisa Oshima
Producer Koji Wakamatsu
Anatole Dauman
Writer Nagisa Oshima
Cinematography Hideo Itoh
Musician Minoru Miki


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.
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Distributor Criterion
Release Date 4/28/2009
Packaging HD Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen (1.66:1)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital Mono [Japanese]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
New audio commentary with film scholar Tony Rayns New interview with actor Tatsuya Fuji A 1976 interview with director Nagisa Oshima and actors Fuji and Eiko Matsuda, and a 2003 program featuring interviews with consulting producer Hayao Shibata, line producer, Koji Wakamatsu, assistant director Yoichi Sai, and film distributor Yoko Asakura Deleted footage U.S. trailer Plus: A booklet featuring a new essay by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie and a reprinted interview with Oshima