Blu-ray Review

In The Realm Of The Senses (L'Empire Des Sens)

Featured in Issue 141, July/August 2009

Picture
4
Sound
NR
WSR Score
3
Disc Information
Studio The Criterion Collection
Catalog Number 466
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Retail Price $39.95
Disc Type Single Side, Single Layer (BD-25)
Running Time 102 min
Color Color
Chapters Yes
Closed Captioned Yes
Regional Coding Not Indicated
Release Date 04/28/09
Theatrical Year 1976
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Director Nagisa Oshima
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In The Realm Of The Senses (Ai no corrida), by the always provocative Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, remains one of the most controversial films of all time. Based on a true incident, it graphically depicts the all-consuming, transcendent—but ultimately destructive—love of a man and a woman (Fuji & Matsuda) living in an era of ever-escalating imperialism and governmental control. Less a work of pornography than of politics, the film is a brave, taboo-breaking milestone, still censored in its own country. (Tricia Spears)

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