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In the Realm of the Senses

Pleasures of the Flesh

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In the Realm of the Senses is possibly Oshima's greatest film, and doubtless his most scandalous. It's paired here with Pleasures of the Flesh, one of Oshima's films Martin Scorsese calls "essential."

A ferocious tale of erotic obsession, In the Realm of the Senses is a hard-core classic of world cinema that caused riots at Cannes and was severely censored in Japan. (110 mins., 35mm)

Pleasures of the Flesh is a bizarrely funny satire on Japan's "economic miracle." Its story focuses on an alienated white collar worker and a young woman he's obsessed with. (90 mins., 35mm)

Pleasures of the Flesh will begin around 9:00 PM.

In the Realm of the Senses trailer:

The following individuals and organizations made the retrospective possible: Nagisa Oshima, Tokyo; Marie Suzuki, The Japan Foundation, Tokyo; Masayo Okada, Yuka Sukano, Atsuko Fukuda, Kawakita Memorial Film Institute, Tokyo; Eiko Oshima, Oshima Productions, Tokyo; Peter Becker, Kim Hendrickson, Fumiko Takagi, Sarah Finklea, Janus Films, New York; Jonathan Howell, New Yorker Films.

SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS
Rohauer Collection Foundation

PREFERRED AIRLINE
American Airlines/American Eagle

GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE WEXNER CENTER
Greater Columbus Arts Council
Columbus Foundation
Nationwide Foundation
Ohio Arts Council
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In the Realm of the Senses