In the Realm of the Senses (1976)

Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.

• based on true events
• brothel
• castration
• deceived wife
• erotic 70s
• geisha
• independent film
• japan
• jealousy
• longing
• nudity
• passion
• prostitution
• strangle
• unsimulated sex