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review: in the realm of the senses (1976)
By vrtualme | August 13, 2007
Ai no corrida (aka in the realm of the senses 1976), in its simplest terms, is Japanese pornography with a pretty name and an interesting story. In 1936 a man started an affair with one of his servants that eventually lead to his death. Basically the two went to such extremes that they gave up food and sleep just to continue making love day and night. After it was filmed it had to be shipped to 
France for development before being released, due to japan’s strict censorship policies. It than went on to be banned in several countries until the late 80’s. But the oddest part about this film of sexual obsession is that it’s based on a true story. Because of the graphic nature of this movie there isn’t any footage suitable to post here.