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In The Realm of the Senses (1976)

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima · Cinematography by Hideo Itō

NC-17109 min39 frames

DramaRomance

Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.

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In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: closeup — A man stands in heavy rain under a circular paper umbrella. He gazes through a jagged hole…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: closeup — An elderly man is framed in a close-up shot indoors at night. Green light reflects onto the…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese room features shoji screens backlighted by warm, diffused sunlight. A…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: wide — An industrial railway yard features a curved concrete building with multiple numbered bays. A…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: closeup — A sliver of light hits two women peering through a narrow gap in a door. The wooden door…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: wide — A snowy courtyard in Japan features an elderly man sitting on the ground. A group of women and…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: wide — A room in a traditional Japanese home features a vivid red wall and dark flooring. A woman in…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: medium — An outdoor space features a flagpole with a decorative carp streamer against a sky. A man in…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese room features patterned sliding screens and tatami mats with a red…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: wide — A traditional Zen stone garden with a gray tiled roof covering a wooden porch. A couple sits…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: closeup — A man lies on a woven straw mat with patterned textile accents. The camera is positioned…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: fullbody — A traditional room features tatami mats and sliding doors opening onto a bamboo fence. Two…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: wide — A dimly lit room features a pair of subjects sitting by an ornate window. A large, rumpled bed…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with a dark, obscured background behind a door frame. A woman with…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: medium — A man and a woman share a paper umbrella during a dark rainstorm. They stand close together…In The Realm of the Senses (1976) movie still: medium — A dimly lit traditional room features tatami mats and sliding paper walls in deep shadow. A…
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In The Realm of the Senses — official trailer

What is In The Realm of the Senses about?

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.

Where can you watch In The Realm of the Senses?

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What does the cinematography of In The Realm of the Senses look like?

Sampled across 39 frames, the coverage of In The Realm of the Senses leans on medium shots and close-ups. Cinematographer Hideo Itō keeps much of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for most of the frames. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of In The Realm of the Senses?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of In The Realm of the Senses (1976) are #33302d, #47372f, #d6d3cd, #161312, #504e49, #ab9d8f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #161312
  • #504e49
  • #ab9d8f

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