Eiko Matsuda

Still censored in its own country, In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), by Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, remains one of the most controversial films of all time. A graphic true-story portrayal of insatiable sexual desire, Oshima's film depicts a man and a woman consumed by a transcendent, destructive love while living in an era of ever escalating imperialism and governmental control.

Still censored in its own country, In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no corrida), by Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, remains one of the most controversial films of all time. A graphic true-story portrayal of insatiable sexual desire, Oshima's film depicts a man and a woman consumed by a transcendent, destructive love while living in an era of ever escalating imperialism and governmental control.