In the Realm of the Senses

In the Realm of the Senses
In the Realm of the Senses
	Japanese theatrical poster
Directed by	Nagisa Ōshima
Screenplay by	Nagisa Ōshima
Based on	Inspired by a true story of Sada Abe, influenced by The World of Geisha directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro
Produced by	Anatole Dauman; Alberto Grimaldi; Kōji Wakamatsu;
Starring	Eiko Matsuda; Tatsuya Fuji;
Cinematography	Hideo Ito
Edited by	Keiichi Uraoka
Music by	Minoru Miki
Production; companies	Argos Films; Oceanic; Produzioni Europee Associati; Oshima Productions;
Distributed by	Argos Films (France); Titanus (Italy); Toho-Towa (Japan);
Release dates	15 September 1976 (France); 16 October 1976 (Japan);
Running time	102 minutes (Producer's Cut); 108 minutes (original theatrical cut);
Countries	France; Italy; Japan;
Language	Japanese
Box office	$7.65 million (France/Germany); 1,424,906 kr (Sweden);

In the Realm of the Senses (French: L'Empire des sens, Japanese: 愛のコリーダ, Ai no Korīda, "Bullfight of Love") is a 1976 erotic art film written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It is a fictionalised and sexually explicit treatment of a 1936 murder committed by Sada Abe. An international coproduction of France and Japan, the film generated great controversy at the time of its release. The film had the involvement of pink film luminary Kōji Wakamatsu as co-screenwriter and assistant producer. While intended for mainstream wide release, the film contains scenes of unsimulated sexual activity between the actors (Eiko Matsuda and Tatsuya Fuji, among others).