The Realm of the Senses

15 yrs 109 minutes • 1976 • 6.6

When the intense and forbidden relationship between the maid Sada and her boss had an abrupt ending, the entire Empire of Japan was chocked. The award-winning director Nagisa Oshima has made this interpretation of the events, which has been regarded as a controversial film classic since its release in 1976 and has been banned in several countries. Jonas Sima describes Oshima’s portrayal of characters in Expressen: “The man poses as the passive, but highly potential, object, while the woman’s insatiable love embraces everything, even death. Their spark is lust and ashes”.