Director: Nagisa Oshima
Starring: Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda
Year: 1976
Based on a true story set in pre-war Japan, a man and one of his servants begin a torrid affair. Their desire becomes a sexual obsession so strong that to intensify their ardor, they forsake all, even life itself.
Comments: Widely banned when it was first released, even today the film still generates controversy: is it pornography, or is it an artistic allegory of Japanese politics in the 1960 and 1970s. Either way, the film is extremely expressive and intense.
Recommended.
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