In the Realm of the Senses (Blu-Ray)

In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), by the always provocative Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, remains one of the most controversial films of all time. Based on a true incident, it graphically depicts the all-consuming, transcendent—but ultimately destructive—love of a man and a woman (Tatsuya Fuji and Eiko Matsuda) living in an era of ever escalating imperialism and governmental control. Less a work of pornography than of politics, In the Realm of the Senses is a brave, taboo-breaking milestone, still censored in its own country.

Special features: 
– New, restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
– New audio commentary featuring film critic Tony Rayns
– New interview with actor Tatsuya Fuji
– A 1976 interview with director Nagisa Oshima and actors Fuji and Eiko Matsuda, and a 2003 program featuring interviews with consulting producer Hayao Shibata, line producer Koji Wakamatsu, assistant director Yoichi Sai, and film distributor Yoko Asakura
– Deleted footage
– U.S. trailer
– New and improved English subtitle translation
– PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by Japanese film scholar Donald Richie and a reprinted interview with Oshima