Pleasures of the Flesh

Pleasures of the Flesh

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Produced by Sozosha

196591 min5.8 / 10

A morally corrosive descent into hedonism and criminality, where a man's murder and blackmail spiral into compulsive pleasure-seeking and mounting regret.

After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.

Questions people ask

  • Does Pleasures of the Flesh end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Pleasures of the Flesh sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Pleasures of the Flesh easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Pleasures of the Flesh scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Pleasures of the Flesh violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

29/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity83

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise11

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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