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In the Realm of the Senses

1976 · 102 min · Director: Nagisa Ôshima ★ IMDb 6.6 · 25,654 ratings

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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.

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In the Realm of the Senses (1976) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Love20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Love

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Disturbing
Tension
Love
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 23 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor37 %23 %28 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension44 %31 %36 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension45 %29 %34 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Love39 %20 %21 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Love35 %21 %16 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Love39 %24 %18 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Love43 %20 %18 %34 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Love45 %25 %25 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Disturbing49 %35 %33 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Love51 %39 %33 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 54′Disturbing55 %44 %39 %26 %
57.5 %≈ 59′Tension61 %51 %52 %13 %
62.5 %≈ 64′Tension71 %61 %66 %10 %
67.5 %≈ 69′Tension73 %64 %64 %15 %
72.5 %≈ 74′Disturbing66 %60 %51 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing73 %66 %59 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 84′Tension84 %76 %78 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 89′Tension89 %83 %88 %10 %
92.5 %≈ 94′Tension91 %88 %81 %6 %
97.5 %≈ 99′Disturbing93 %92 %67 %5 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

EM
Eiko Matsuda

AN
Aoi Nakajima

YM
Yasuko Matsui

MS
Meika Seri

KK
Kanae Kobayashi

KK
Kyōji Kokonoe

NS
Naomi Shiraishi

SN
Shinkichi Noda

KH
Komikichi Hori

Mitsuwa Geisha

KM
Kikuhei Matsunoya

Hôkan Jester

AK
Akiko Koyama

Mansaki Geisha

YA
Yuriko Azuma

Mitsuwa Geisha

RM
Rei Minami

Mitsuwa Geisha

MA
Machiko Aoki

Mitsuwa Maid

MA
Mariko Abe

Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

KY
Kiyomi Yasuda

Mitsuwa Geisha

HF
Hiroko Fuji

O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

TM
Tomi Mitsuboshi

Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Details

Directed by
Nagisa Ôshima
Written by
Nagisa Ôshima
Type
Movies
Released
1976
Runtime
102 min
Country
Japan, France
Genres
Drama, Romance
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 25,654 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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