This movie tries to shock, but ultimately it is meaningless. The characters have no depth. The story is one dimensional. The historical background is completely absent. Perhaps that is supposed to be the point. That the sexual relationship between these people became the only thing in their lives that mattered. I guess my question is, why should anyone else care? I was not offended by the graphic depictions of sex, nor was I shocked at the graphic violence at the end of the movie. I was mostly bored and frustrated by what was supposed to be such a ground-breaking movie. The story depicted in this film could have been interesting. A film about sexual obsession in Japan just prior to WWII certainly could have been riveting. This film, simply put, IS NOT.
Review of In the Realm of the Senses
