# Ai no corrida (1976)

**German title:** Im Reich der Sinne


**Genres:** Drama, Romance

**Duration:** 110 min

**Age rating:** FSK 18

**IMDb:** [6.6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074102/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.6](https://letterboxd.com/film/in-the-realm-of-the-senses/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 84%, Popcornmeter: 64%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_realm_of_the_senses)

## Description

A fictionalized retelling of the story of Sada Abe, whose affair with her master quickly turned obsessive and sadomasochistic.

## Details

**Premiere:** 27 Jan 1978

**Director:** Nagisa Ôshima

**Cast:** Tatsuya Fuji, Eiko Matsuda, Aoi Nakajima, Yasuko Matsui, Meika Seri, Kanae Kobayashi, Taiji Tonoyama, Kyôji Kokonoe, Naomi Shiraishi, Shinkichi Noda, Komikichi Hori, Kikuhei Matsunoya

**Countries:** Japan, France

**Languages:** Japanese

**Available versions:** OmU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-o8EKjXJPQ)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-06-06 (Saturday)

- **[Lichtspiele Kalk](/cinemas/323-lichtspiele-kalk.md) (Kalk):** [2026-06-06 20:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/lichtspiele-koeln-kalk/vorstellung/3545286359?appView=1)  (OmU)