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Argos Films
Directed by: Nagisa Oshima
Featuring: Eiko Matsuda, Tatsuya Fuji, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui, Meika Seri, Kanae Kobayashi, Taiji Tonoyama, Kyôji Kokonoe
Still censored in its own country, In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), by Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, remains one of the most controversial films of all time. A graphic portrayal of insatiable sexual desire, Oshima’s film, set in 1936 and based on a true incident, depicts a man and a woman (Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda) consumed by a transcendent, destructive love while living in an era of ever escalating imperialism and governmental control. Less a work of pornography than of politics, In the Realm of the Senses is a brave, taboo-breaking milestone, still censored in its own country.
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Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1 (Anamorphic)
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Japanese 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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English
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1
Discs:
1 Disc |
DVD-9
Supplements
- New audio commentary with film scholar Tony Rayns
- New interview with actor Tatsuya Fuji
- A 1976 interview with director Nagisa Oshima and actors Fuji Matsuda and Eiko Matsuda
- 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
- A booklet featuring an essay by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie and a reprinted interview with Nagisa Oshima
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Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten
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