In the Realm of the Senses

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Streaming availability

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Criterion Channel

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Cast

Eiko Matsuda

Sada Abe

Tatsuya Fuji

Kichizo Ishida

Aoi Nakajima

Toku

Yasuko Matsui

Tagawa Inn Manager

Meika Seri

Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kanae Kobayashi

Old Geisha Kikuryû

Taiji Tonoyama

Old Beggar

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Kyōji Kokonoe

Teacher Ômiya

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Naomi Shiraishi

Geisha Yaeji

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Shinkichi Noda

Street Restaurant Owner

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Komikichi Hori

Mitsuwa Geisha

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Kikuhei Matsunoya

Hôkan Jester

Akiko Koyama

Mansaki Geisha

Yuriko Azuma

Mitsuwa Geisha

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Rei Minami

Mitsuwa Geisha

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Machiko Aoki

Mitsuwa Maid

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Mariko Abe

Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

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Kiyomi Yasuda

Mitsuwa Geisha

Hiroko Fuji

O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

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Tomi Mitsuboshi

Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Crew

Art

• Shigenori Shimoishizaka Art Direction
• Dai Arakawa Set Decoration
• Shigemasa Toda Production Design
• Hitoshi Nojiri Property Master
• Takashi Ueno Property Master

Camera

• Hideo Itō Director of Photography
• Yukio Oyamada Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Masahiro Katō Costume Design
• Kikue Osawa Hairstylist
• Kôji Takemura Makeup Artist
• Shigemasa Toda Costume Design

Crew

• Terumi Hosoishi Special Effects
• Isao Nishimura Special Effects

Directing

• Nagisa Ōshima Director
• Shizuo Satô Assistant Director
• Masayuki Motomochi Assistant Director
• Saburo Li Assistant Director
• Yōichi Sai Assistant Director

Editing

• Keiichi Uraoka Editor
• Patrick Sauvion Editor
• Claire Painchault Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Hiroaki Fujiama Electrician
• Ken'ichi Okamoto Gaffer

Production

• Anatole Dauman Producer
• Kōji Wakamatsu Production Manager
• Susumu Iwabuchi Production Manager
• Eiko Oshima Production Manager
• Hayao Shibata Production Manager
• Katsue Tomiyama Production Manager
• Shigeru Wakatsuki Production Manager

Sound

• Henri Humbert Sound Effects
• Alex Pront Sound Recordist
• Tetsuo Yasuda Sound Recordist
• Minoru Miki Original Music Composer

Writing

• Nagisa Ōshima Writer

Photos