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Ai No Corrida 105 minutes, France/Japan (1976), 18
(3.5)
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Our rating:
Average user rating (2.9 / 58 votes)
Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda in In The Realm Of The Senses

Based on a true story from pre-war Japan, this is an intense, controversial and erotic film long banned by the BBFC

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Ai No Corrida: This intense tale of sexual obsession was supressed by the British censor for nearly 15 years. It was finally passed by the BBFC, uncut, in 1991. Despite its extremes, Ai No Corrida (aka In The Realm Of The Senses) isn't exploitation cinema, rather it's a rarified, hardcore slice of arthouse (or arty porn) that explores obsessive eroticism as a form of escapism...
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