In the Realm of the Senses
Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.
DramaRomancejapanpornographyjealousygeishabrotheleroticismsakelongingdeceived wifebased on true storysadomasochismmistress
An unflinching, intensely intimate portrait of obsessive desire that consumes two people in a destructive spiral of eroticism and possession.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
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
Kyōji Kokonoe
Teacher Ômiya
Naomi Shiraishi
Geisha Yaeji
Shinkichi Noda
Street Restaurant Owner
Komikichi Hori
Mitsuwa Geisha
Kikuhei Matsunoya
Hôkan Jester
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
