In the Realm of the Senses

Japanese writer and director Nagisa Ôshima delivered one of the most controversial films in cinema with this tale of sexual obsession. In pre-WWII Japan, a brothel owner and one of his servants enter a fatal affair that consumes them to a dangerous level that ends in murder. Based on a true story, Ôshima made this French funded film that brought pornography and drama together that became immediately banned in most countries and remains shocking and controversial while still banned in many countries around the world. Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda gave fearless performances in the leads. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.