In the Realm of the Senses

Nagisa Oshima’s critically acclaimed (though controversial) In the Realm of the Senses is about a real incident that took place in Japan in the mid-1930s, when a woman murdered her lover. The tale begins as the pair begin experimenting with more and more dangerous sex, namely autoerotic asphyxiation, which, ahem, climaxes with the woman strangling the man until he dies.

Oh, but wait, that’s not the end of it; she proceeds to chop off his man-bits with a knife and declares her love for him by writing it on his chest using his own blood as her ink.

This is a film that takes sado-masochism to its most dangerous potential end, whereby the sexual pleasure gained from pain leads to death (likely as the person experiences the ultimate height of their fetish).

Definitely not recommended for those with weak stomachs.

You can watch In The Realm of the Senses on Amazon Instant Video!