Ai no corrida (1976)

Réalisateur:

Nagisa Ôshima

Scénariste:

Nagisa Ôshima (writer)

Date de sortie:

1 avril 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Romance

Intrigue:

Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their...

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Obsession | Desire | Pre War | Obsession | Sadomasochism

Récompenses:

2 wins

Avis des utilisateurs:

a film about unhealthy sexual obsession

Ensemble

Tatsuya Fuji	...	Kichizo Ishida
Eiko Matsuda	...	Sada Abe
Aoi Nakajima	...	Toku
Yasuko Matsui	...	Tagawa Inn Manager
Meika Seri	...	Matsuko (Yoshidaya maid)
Kanae Kobayashi	...	Old geisha Kikuryû
Taiji Tonoyama	...	Old Beggar
Kyôji Kokonoe	...	Teacher Ômiya
Naomi Shiraishi	...	Geisha Yaeji
Shinkichi Noda	...	Old Restaurant Man
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)
Kyôko Okada	...	Hangyoku (young Geisha)
Kiyomi Yasuda	...	Mitsuwa Geisha
Hiroko Fuji	...	O-Tsune (Yoshidaya head maid)
Tômi Mitsuboshi	...	Chieko (Yoshidaya maid)
Katsue Tamiyama	...	Fat Mansaki maid
Hitomi Fukuhara	...	Bullseye Umbrella Girl
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Hiroko Fujino
Kazune Tomiyama

Réalisé par
Nagisa Ôshima

Scénaristes (dans l'ordre alphabétique)
Nagisa Ôshima		writer

Produit par
Anatole Dauman	....	producer
Kôji Wakamatsu	....	executive producer

Musique originale
Minoru Miki

Image
Hideo Itoh

Montage
Patrick Sauvion
Keiichi Uraoka

Création des décors
Jusho Toda

Création des costumes
Masahiro Katô
Jusho Toda

Maquillage
Koji Takemura	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Susumu Iwabushi	....	production manager
Eiko Oshima	....	production manager
Katsue Tomiyama	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Yoichi Sai	....	assistant director

Département Art
Hitoshi Nojiri	....	property master
Takashi Ueno	....	property master

Technicien du son
Tetsuo Yasuda	....	sound recordist

Effets spéciaux
Terumi Hosoishi	....	special effects
Isao Nishimura	....	special effects

Caméra et Département Electrique
Kenichi Okamoto	....	lighting technician

Companies de production

• Argos Films
• Oshima Productions
• Shibata Organisation

Distributeurs

• Argos Films (1976) (France) (theatrical)
• Surrogate (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Aito Mäkinen & Co (1992) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox Lorber (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Forum Film (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2000) (Finland) (TV) (TV2)
• Madman Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD)
• Primer Plano Film Group Video (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Primer Plano Film Group (2003) (Argentina) (video)
• Atlantic Film (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Arthaus
• Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (Czech Republic)
• Criterion Collection, The (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Ripley's Home Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)

Autre(s) titre(s):

In the Realm of the Senses (Canada: English title) (USA)
Ai no corrida 2000 (Japan) (reissue title)
Bullfight of Love (Japan) (literal English title)
Empire of the Senses
L'empire des sens (France)
The Realm of the Senses

Durée:

UK:109 min | 108 min (original version) | Argentina:103 min | Australia:107 min (2000 re-release) | Norway:104 min | USA:101 min | Argentina:98 min (DVD version)

Pays:

Japan | France

Langue:

Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Rapport de forme:

1,66 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Canada:(Banned) (Nova Scotia) | USA:NC-17 (re-rating) (1991) | Canada:R (Ontario) (1991) | Canada:R (Alberta) (1998) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | USA:X (original rating) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Iceland:Unrated | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1976) | Finland:(Banned) (uncut) (1978) | Finland:(Banned) (cut) (1977) | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1997) | Hungary:18 | Italy:VM18 | Chile:18 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) (2001) | Singapore:(Banned) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1992) | Finland:K-15 (DVD version) | Brazil:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:(Banned) (1992-2000) | Australia:R (re-rating) (2000) | Australia:X (original rating) | France:-16 | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:(Banned) | Japan:R-18 (re-rating) | New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 (1999) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Japan:(Banned) (original rating)

Lieux de tournage:

Kyoto, Japan

Société:

Argos Films

Anecdotes:

The film was banned by Israeli censors in 1987. The ban was eventually overturned by the Supreme Court. See also Jenin, Jenin (2002).

Guillemet:

Kichizo: [talking to Sada] A girl like you can stab a man's heart without a knife, huh?

Connexions De Film:

figure dans Man yan (2004)

a film about unhealthy sexual obsession

This film brought down boundaries with the U.K.censors. This film was finally passed by the British censors in the early 90's. It explores every aspect of unhealthy sexual obsession. From being "clingy" to someone, to being bored with someone to the extent that you try to excite the situation with dangerous actions i.e. strangulation games. Performance wise the film is first rate, especially the performance from Tatsuya Fuji, probably giving the performance of his life. Director Nagisa Oshima is a man,even to this day,who is not afraid of controversey. His latest film Gohatto(Taboo)is testament to that,focusing on gay samurai,which is a controversial subject in itself. In the Realm of the Senses is a very rarely seen film. If you ever get the chance to check it out, do so. It is an unforgettable and shocking experience.