Ai No Corrida
105 minutes,
France/Japan (1976), 18
Average user rating 
(2.9 / 58 votes)
(2.9 / 58 votes)
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 Review
Based on a true story from pre-war Japan, this is an intense, controversial and erotic film long banned by the BBFC
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.
It's Japan, 1936 - a time when the military dominated the nation, with a repressive regime. Bourgeois Kichi (Eiko Matsuda) begins an affair with a prostitute, Sada (Tatsuya Fuji). The two spend more and more time with each other, their passion for one another resulting in marathon sessions of experimental sex and erotic exploration. Reason gets left behind as the pair become more and more dangerously focused on their bodies and senses.
It's Japan, 1936 - a time when the military dominated the nation, with a repressive regime. Bourgeois Kichi (Eiko Matsuda) begins an affair with a prostitute, Sada (Tatsuya Fuji). The two spend more and more time with each other, their passion for one another resulting in marathon sessions of experimental sex and erotic exploration. Reason gets left behind as the pair become more and more dangerously focused on their bodies and senses.
"Disturbing rather than titillating"
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