In the Realm of/Senses: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui, Meika Seri, Kanae Kobayashi, Taiji Tonoyama, Ky�ji Kokonoe, Naomi Shiraishi, Komikichi Hori, Kikuhei Matsunoya, Akiko Koyama, Hideo Itoh, Nagisa �shima, Keiichi Uraoka, Patrick Sauvion, Anatole Dauman, K�ji Wakamatsu: Amazon.ca: Video

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Nagisa Oshima's sensational, 1976 film concerns a woman (Eiko Matsuda) whose obsessive sexual relationship with her husband (Tatsuya Fuji) crosses the line from passion into the territory of life and death. One of the most sexually explicit films ever to play in mainstream theaters (though it did run into legal trouble both in the U.S. and Japan), it has an air of palpable doom, suggesting that sex can be a doorway to suicide. Lest this sound like grunge-era noodling over dreams of self-destruction, be assured that the Kyoto-born Oshima (Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence) takes a somewhat formal, middle-aged perspective on the conjunction of various mysteries of existence. --Tom Keogh

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3.0 out of 5 stars Poor DVD edition of a great movie, Oct 7 2003

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This review is from: In the Realm/Sens. (DVD)

The complaints about the Fox Lorber edition of this movie are unfortunately justified. 7-8 out of the original 104 minutes have been cut, reducing the movie to about 96-97 minutes. The movie is reproduced poorly in pan-scan. The scene access is haphazard and often into the middle of a scene and not the beginning (in short useless). The quality of the video transfer is not great, although I would have accepted that if it were not for the butchered editing and cuts.

7 minutes does not seem that serious until you realize the film is robbed of parts or entire scenes which made it shocking and unique (as well as almost banned) at the time. The jacket does not mention the cuts, and lists the original length of 104 minutes. I do not have any other Fox Lorber editions in my library, and this will not make me want to purchase others.

The movie is still shocking and fascinating in its portrayal of the main characters as well as the background against which it is set, but the cuts shorten and obscure the key scenes. Hard to say if I would consider the movie pornographic, or even erotic, but it certainly does not lose its impact even though 25 years have passed since I originally saw it when it made its original art-house appearance in the US.

I give it three stars only because of the original material, and not this DVD edition. This is a unique piece of moviemaking considering the original 1976-77 release date, and to my knowledge there is currently no better alternative in the US. I would suggest to anyone who decides to purchase this DVD to look up and read one of the detailed reviews and synopsis of the movie online, to get a better idea of the missing material.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An unforgettable drama, Nov 21 2010

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This review is from: In the Realm of the Senses [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This was one of the most erotic and fascinating movies I've ever seen. Traditional Japanese music combined with exquisite photography and superb acting make this love story a classic masterpiece. The fact that this tragedy is based on a true event that occurred in the 1930s made it even more exciting and astonishing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Isaac, July 1 2010

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Isaac Sobol "Harry" (Iqaluit Nunavut Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Realm of the Senses (DVD)

I first saw this film over 20 years ago. At that time, its graphic depictions of sexual activity were unheard of in a mainstream movie. And even now, in the age of a proliferation of internet porn, there is still nothing to compare, in main stream films, with the graphic sex scenes in this film.

That being said, if anything, this film might put you off of sex, not invite you to consider it. Sex becomes an obsession for the two main characters, taking over their lives completely, with devastating consequences.

The plot of the film is based on a real life incident in Japan, so when it was originally released, the Japanese public could most likely relate to it as an elaboration of "the news".

Beautifully filmed, unsettling, engaging. "In the Realm of the Senses" is a unique classic.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Vile !
I can review this thing in 4 words:

Totally unerotic; unspeakably vile.

There, done it.

Published on Mar 28 2005