In the Realm of the Senses
"Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely."
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
Cast
Eiko Matsuda
Sada Abe
Tatsuya Fuji
Kichizo Ishida
Aoi Nakajima
Toku
Yasuko Matsui
Tagawa Inn Manager
Meika Seri
Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)
Kanae Kobayashi
Old Geisha Kikuryû
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Beggar
Kyōji Kokonoe
Teacher Ômiya
Naomi Shiraishi
Geisha Yaeji
Shinkichi Noda
Street Restaurant Owner
Komikichi Hori
Mitsuwa Geisha
Kikuhei Matsunoya
Hôkan Jester
Akiko Koyama
Mansaki Geisha
Yuriko Azuma
Mitsuwa Geisha
Rei Minami
Mitsuwa Geisha
Machiko Aoki
Mitsuwa Maid
Mariko Abe
Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)
Kiyomi Yasuda
Mitsuwa Geisha
Hiroko Fuji
O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)
Tomi Mitsuboshi
Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)
Kimiko Ishii
Katsue Tamiyama
Fat Mansaki Maid
Hitomi Fukuhara
Bullseye / Girl with Umbrella
Kyoko Okada
Hangyoku / Young Geisha
Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Director
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Masayuki Motomochi
Assistant Director
Shizuo Satô
Assistant Director
Hideo Itō
Director of Photography
Shigenori Shimoishizaka
Art Direction
Dai Arakawa
Set Decoration
Nagisa Ōshima
Writer
Yukio Oyamada
Still Photographer
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician
Patrick Sauvion
Editor
Henri Humbert
Sound Effects
Saburo Li
Assistant Director
Terumi Hosoishi
Special Effects
Kikue Osawa
Hairstylist
Yoichi Sai
Assistant Director
Masahiro Katō
Costume Design
Shigemasa Toda
Production Design
Alex Pront
Sound Recordist
Kōji Wakamatsu
Production Manager
Kôji Takemura
Makeup Artist
Tetsuo Yasuda
Sound Recordist
Minoru Miki
Original Music Composer
Susumu Iwabuchi
Production Manager
Eiko Oshima
Production Manager
Hayao Shibata
Production Manager
Katsue Tomiyama
Production Manager
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Production Manager
Claire Painchault
Assistant Editor
Shigemasa Toda
Costume Design
Hitoshi Nojiri
Property Master
Takashi Ueno
Property Master
Isao Nishimura
Special Effects
Hiroaki Fujiama
Electrician