Japan Synopsis
愛のコリーダ
“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.
Audience Engagement
538 audience reviews — more than 94% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with In the Realm of the Senses. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Romance in Japan
270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding In the Realm of the Senses itself).
Other Titles From Argos Films
The 1975–1977 Japan Window
In the Realm of the Senses holds position #18 of 51 Japan films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when In the Realm of the Senses premiered alongside 15 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 15 other Japan films in 1976.
The 468th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on In the Realm of the Senses, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- sake · 5
- pornography · 4
- longing · 3
- sex · 3
- deceived wife · 2
- nymphomania · 1
- depravation · 1
- penis mutilation · 1
- erotic asphyxiation · 1
- prostitution · 25
- jealousy · 24
- 1930s · 23
- geisha · 18
- brothel · 17
- sadomasochism · 8
- mistress · 6
- japan · 454
- based on true story · 98
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,898 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,274 of 1,933 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Argos Films, Oshima Productions, Shibata Organisation |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 15, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0074102 |