ThiefHott Too much of everything

Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

WILLIAM FLANIGAN IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (AI NO KORIIDA). Viewed on streaming. Restoration/preservation = ten (10) stars; cinematography and lighting = ten (10) stars; costume design = eight (8) stars; subtitles = eight (8) stars; score/music = three (3) stars; script = two (2) stars. This is a joint French and Japanese film intended (at least initially) for Western festival audiences. Director Nagisa Ôshima (who is also credited as a script co-writer) mounts a tale of a woman with an exceptionally bad case of penis envy who eventually gets to keep one (until arrested for murder!). The movie consists of simulated and real oral/vaginal sex plus a few random scenes of relative depravity (including some kiddy porn) tossed in to hold in check the viewer's growing boredom from seeing essentially the same sex shots repeated for about an hour and a half. Ôshima also strains to keep the viewer's interest with variations on the theme of sexual obsession. This parallels what the two leading characters are experiencing as they try out ever increasing dangerous sex experiments to keep getting a sexual high 24/7 (a classic sign of additive behavior, of course). The script is vacuous and mostly consists of one liners. Unfortunately it is the same line ("It feels so good") with minor variations thereof here and there. The players are Japanese speaking Japanese. But all post production occurred and stayed in France (including development of negatives!) to avoid running afoul of Japan's legal system. Acting is a cut or two above what might be expected from a contemporary run-of-the mill porno film. Same for production design. Restoration, cinematography (semi-wide screen, color) and lighting are excellent. Kimono are especially colorful and seem designed especially for backdoor "quickies." Subtitles are fine (it helps if you can read French for the opening/closing credits). Music mostly consists of solitary shamisen on or off screen. It is what it is! WILLIAM FLANIGAN, PhD.

framptonhollis Banned in multiple nations around the world, infamous for its unapologetically graphic portrayal of extreme sexual desires and violent imagery, Nagisa Oshima's "In the Realm of the Senses" is a film both beloved and dreaded by many. It has sparked debate and disturbance in equal measure, and remains one of the most fiercely erotic films ever made.Shot with vibrant colors and often eye popping set design, the film tells a simple and tragic tale of two lustful lovers engaged in a relationship fueled by unstoppable erotic desires. Fearlessly, the film manages to portray acts of masochism and sexual "perversion" in a manner so frequent and provocative there is no wonder why it has caused so much argument and controversy. This is, without a doubt, an EXTREME film that features everything from eating food from a woman's vagina to an elderly lady being f*cked to LITERAL DEATH! This film is not afraid to drag the viewer along, slowly lowering them into the pits of "sexual Hell". It portrays the passionate relationship in a psychologically tormenting manner, one that surpasses the bloodiest slasher flick in terms of true horror. This is not a "fun" film to watch, and is no doubt not for most audiences; but those that can handle and look past the strong and sometimes flat out gross content will find a gemstone of cinematic erotica, psychological drama, and unconventional horror.

gavin6942 A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to a sexual obsession which then came to a violent end.This film is easy to dismiss as "glorified porn" or something of that nature. Indeed, it tends to go beyond what we call soft-core... there is no hiding the male anatomy and some acts are rather explicit. And yet, I never really felt like the film was "dirty" or gratuitous.There is something to be said about love, sex, obsession and the life of a geisha. Certainly in western society we find it hard to believe a prostitute or porn star could have a meaningful relationship or be in love. What of the Japanese, who view prostitution somewhat differently? This is an interesting exploration.

guider-68400 ALERT ALERT ALERT!!!!! WARNING HIGHLYI unexpectedly watched this type of movie without even knowing whatkind of movies... i don't encourage this type of movies for THE CHILDREN YOUTH AND ALL this is not a Worth watchable movie except for the ones who are "PORN LOVERSSSS"... Please make sure don,t give this type of movies a rating.. and help others to not to fall in this kind of uglier movies. please make sure not to watch it .. Don't let your children watch this i have seen 20 minutes of the movie and its full of _____ and enjoyment by the male character...!!!!!!""""THESE KIND OF MOVIE TITLES ARE TO BE MARKED IN THE RED BOLD LETTERS WHICH WILL MAKE OTHERS TO IDENTIFY EASILY."""""""