In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Ai no korîda (original title)

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Country:

Japan | France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

1 April 1977 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El imperio de los sentidos See more »

Filming Locations:

Daiei-Kyoto Studios, Kyoto, Japan See more »

Gross:

SEK 1,424,906 (Sweden)

Production Co:

Argos Films, Oshima Productions, Shibata Organisation See more »

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Runtime:

UK: 109 min  | 109 min (original version)  | Argentina: 103 min  | Australia: 107 min (2000 re-release)  | Norway: 104 min  | Argentina: 98 min (DVD version)  | 102 min (final version)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.50 : 1

Trivia

The film was not submitted for British classification until 1989 and the cinema release was then delayed until censor James Ferman was satisfied that the movie would not be liable for prosecution under the Obscene Publications Act. Previous showings had been limited to cinema clubs and even then the infamous scene where the young boy's penis is yanked by Sada had been removed entirely. For the 1989 submission Ferman used an optical zoom to reframe the offending shot and the film, by now deemed not obscene and safe from prosecution by a QC, was finally passed uncut for UK cinema in March 1991. See more »

Quotes

Kichizo: [talking to Sada] A girl like you can stab a man's heart without a knife, huh?
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Connections

Spoofed in Pure (2009) See more »