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.

In the Realm of the Senses
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This film is part of the Brief Encounters series.

In the Realm of the Senses
Presented on 35mm
1976. 102 m. Nagisa Ôshima. Janus Films. Japan. Japanese with subtitles. Rated NC-17.
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
"Seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous."
"This uncompromising film has not dated one iota, perhaps because films that are really about sex are still such a rarity, despite the supposed sexiness of everything that surrounds us."
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