In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses

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

1976•1h 45m•6.6/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(709)

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.

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Production

Argos films, Oshima Productions, Shibata Organisation

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Eiko Matsuda

Eiko Matsuda

Sada Abe

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Kichizo Ishida

Aoi Nakajima

Aoi Nakajima

Toku

Yasuko Matsui

Yasuko Matsui

Tagawa Inn Manager

Meika Seri

Meika Seri

Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Old Geisha Kikuryû

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Old Beggar

Kyōji Kokonoe

Teacher Ômiya

Naomi Shiraishi

Geisha Yaeji

Shinkichi Noda

Street Restaurant Owner

Komikichi Hori

Mitsuwa Geisha

Kikuhei Matsunoya

Hôkan Jester

Akiko Koyama

Akiko Koyama

Mansaki Geisha

Yuriko Azuma

Yuriko Azuma

Mitsuwa Geisha

Rei Minami

Mitsuwa Geisha

Machiko Aoki

Mitsuwa Maid

Mariko Abe

Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kiyomi Yasuda

Mitsuwa Geisha

Hiroko Fuji

Hiroko Fuji

O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

Tomi Mitsuboshi

Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)

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