Movie Cosmos - In the Realm of the Senses

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Eiko Matsuda

As Sada Abe

Tatsuya Fuji

As Kichizo Ishida

Aoi Nakajima

As Toku

Yasuko Matsui

As Tagawa Inn Manager

Meika Seri

As Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kanae Kobayashi

As Old Geisha Kikuryû

Taiji Tonoyama

As Old Beggar

Kyōji Kokonoe

As Teacher Ômiya

Naomi Shiraishi

As Geisha Yaeji

Shinkichi Noda

As Street Restaurant Owner

Komikichi Hori

As Mitsuwa Geisha

Kikuhei Matsunoya

As Hôkan Jester

Akiko Koyama

As Mansaki Geisha

Yuriko Azuma

As Mitsuwa Geisha

Rei Minami

As Mitsuwa Geisha

Machiko Aoki

As Mitsuwa Maid

Mariko Abe

As Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kyōko Okada

As Hangyoku / Young Geisha

Kiyomi Yasuda

As Mitsuwa Geisha

Hiroko Fuji

As O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

Tomi Mitsuboshi

As Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kimiko Ishii

Katsue Tamiyama

As Fat Mansaki Maid

Hitomi Fukuhara

As Bullseye / Girl with Umbrella

Top Crew >

Nagisa Ōshima

Director, Writer

Keiichi Uraoka

Editor

Anatole Dauman

Producer

Masayuki Motomochi

Assistant Director

Shizuo Satô

Assistant Director

Hideo Itō

Director of Photography

Dai Arakawa

Set Decoration

Shigenori Shimoishizaka

Art Direction

Yukio Oyamada

Still Photographer

Ken'ichi Okamoto

Lighting Technician

Patrick Sauvion

Editor

Henri Humbert

Sound Effects

Saburo Li

Assistant Director

Terumi Hosoishi

Special Effects

Yoichi Sai

Assistant Director

Tetsuo Yasuda

Sound Recordist

Kōji Wakamatsu

Production Manager

Kôji Takemura

Makeup Artist

Alex Pront

Sound Recordist

Masahiro Katō

Costume Design

Kikue Osawa

Hairstylist

Shigemasa Toda

Production Design, Costume Design

Minoru Miki

Original Music Composer

Susumu Iwabuchi

Production Manager

Eiko Ōshima

Production Manager

Hayao Shibata

Production Manager

Katsue Tomiyama

Production Manager

Shigeru Wakatsuki

Production Manager

Claire Painchault

Assistant Editor

Hitoshi Nojiri

Property Master

Takashi Ueno

Property Master

Isao Nishimura

Special Effects

Hiroaki Fujiama

Electrician

Reviews:

Sigeki Ogino

To put it bluntly, it was Pasolini and Nagisa Oshima who elevated pornography to an art form. "Ai no Corrida" is a film based on the crazy scandal of a Japanese woman, Sada Abe, who was obsessed with sex. The film is a masterful depiction of sex, and in the uncensored version, viewers will be surprised to find that the sex acts in the film are no different from those in pornographic videos. Some may be put off by the scenes of pubic hair, semen, and lewd displays of genitalia, male and female. However, it is questionable to dismiss the film's unusual artistry on that basis alone. No one can fail to notice that the sex scenes depicted in "Ai no Corrida" are ten thousand times better than those in the erotic "Species". Nagisa Oshima is by far a more aesthetically pleasing director than Akira Kurosawa, and he could have made any number of films that ordinary people would enjoy watching. His talent is unwavering, and this sex-documentary style masterpiece is unique in Asia.

2022-10-02