In The Realm Of The Senses (1976)

Banned by U.S. customs upon its arrival, Nagisa Oshima’s sexual shocker tells about the bizarre, true-to-life love affair between restaurateur Kichizo Ishida (Tatsuya Fuji) and prostitute Sada Abe (Eiko Matsudo) in 1930s Tokyo. As the pair shatter taboos, they embark on a relationship packed with torrid passion, graphic sex, and, ultimately, extreme violence that will shape their destinies. With Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui. 102 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: NR

Empire Of Passion (In The Realm Of Passion) (1978)

Set in Japan in 1895, this beautifully filmed story focuses on the all-consuming romance between a young soldier and an older woman, the wife of a rickshaw operator. The lovers kill the woman’s husband, but his ghost appears to haunt them and his former village. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, and Takahiro Tamura co-star in this fantasy/drama from Nagisa Oshima, director of "In the Realm of the Senses." 105 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English; deleted scenes. Region Free