In The Realm Of The Senses
(1976) [R]

Based upon a true incident in 1930s Japan, Nagisa Oshima's controversial film effectively skirts the borderline between pornography and art - making Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris of four years earlier look like children's programming in comparison. The story concerns servant and...  More

Empire Of The Passions (Ai no borei)
(1978) [R]

Based on the true story of a nineteenth century housewife. Seki and Toyoji are embarking on an illicit love affair, and decide that Seki's husband must die, rather than discover their sordid secret...  More