Im Reich der Sinne (1976)

Im Reich der Sinne: Directed by Nagisa Ôshima. With Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui. 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.

“This movie was quite a shocker when my friend and I rented it a few years back. It was clear from the first explicit sex scene that this movie was going to be different from the types of movies my friend and I were generally used to. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter having viewed it recently again, and this time focusing more on the intrinsic value of the film rather than just on the shocking images alone like I had the first time I viewed it, I was surprised to find a dark, disturbing psychological drama about sexual obsession that really held my interest. It is interesting to note how the male and female leads, who both seem emotionally sterile to the world around them and are barely communicative towards one another in the traditional and normal sense, are inseparably bonded by a strange and sexual attraction they have for eachother. It is a fatal attraction of the darkest kind Iu0026#39;ve ever witnessed in a movie. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie is definitely not for all tastes or who are easily offended by graphic scenes of sex. But for those adventurous souls looking for something different and interesting, I recommend this film. Nagisa Oshimau0026#39;s other films of interest are Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and the recent Taboo.”