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In the Realm of the Senses

愛のコリーダ

1976 · 1h 42m · Drama, Romance · Japan, France · Rated NC-17 (US)

Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.

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.

Written & directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Starring
Eiko Matsuda, Tatsuya Fuji, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui
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1930sbased on true storybrotheldeceived wifedepravationerotic asphyxiationeroticismgeishajapanjealousylongingmistressnymphomaniapenis mutilationprostitutionsadomasochismsakesexshōwa era (1926-89)unsimulated sexx rated
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