L' EMPIRE DES SENS
In 1936, at the height of Japanese militarism, an ex-prostitute who now works in a restaurant begins an affair with the restaurant's owner. Their relationship becomes all consuming as they withdraw from the world to explore their passion; an exploration that ultimately culminates in sadomasochism and death.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Voiceover Nagisa Oshima
- Sada Abe Eiko Matsuda
- Kichizo Ishida Tatsuya Fuji
- Toku, Kichizo's wife Aoi Nakajima
- manageress of inn Yasuko Matsui
- maid Matsuko Meika Seri
- Old Geisha Kikuryu Kanae Kobayashi
- old beggar Taiji Tonoyama
- Ohmiya Kyoji Kokonoe
- Geisha Yaeji Naomi Shiraishi
- cast member Shinkichi Noda
- cast member Komichi Hori
- Hohkan Kikuhei Matsunoya
- geisha Akiko Koyama
- cast member Yuriko Azuma
- cast member Rei Minami
- cast member Machiko Aoki
- cast member Mariko Abe
- Hangyoku Kyoko Okada
- cast member Kiyomi Yasuda
- maid Tsune Hiroko Fuji
- cast member Tomi Mitsuboshi
- cast member Kimiko Ishii
- fat maid Kazue Tomiyama
- cast member Hitomi Fukuhara
Credits
Direction
- Director Nagisa Oshima
- Assistant Director Yoichi Sai
- Assistant Director Masayuki Motomochi
- Assistant Director Shizuo Sato
- Assistant Director Saburo Li
Production
- Production Company Argos-Films
- Production Company Oceanic
- Production Company Oshima Productions
- Production Co-ordination Shibata Organisation
- Producer Anatole Dauman
- Production Manager Koji Wakamatsu
- Production Team Susumu Iwabuchi
- Production Team Kazue Tomiyama
- Production Team Eiko Oshima
- Assistant Claire Painchault
- Studio Kyoto Daiei Studios
Writing
- Screenplay Nagisa Oshima
Photography
- Director of Photography Hideo Ito
- Lighting Kenichi Okamoto
- Camera Assistant Mikio Takeuchi
- Camera Assistant Sadatsugu Saito
- Camera Assistant Motomi Shimodama
- Electrician Hiroaki Fujiyama
- Electrician Takanori Hatashita
- Electrician Ichiro Sawada
- Electrician Yusuke Shigenaga
- Electrician Yoshimasa Takahashi
Stills
- Stills Photography Yukio Oyamada
Special Effects
- Special Effects Isao Nishimura
- Special Effects Terumi Hosoishi
Editing
- Editor Keiichi Uraoka
- Editor Patrick Sauvion
Design
- Art Direction, Costumes & Properties Jusho Toda
- Art Direction, Costumes & Properties Shigenori Shimoishizaka
- Art Direction, Costumes & Properties Dai Arakawa
- Properties Takashi Ueno
- Properties Hitoshi Nojiri
Costumes
- cost Masahiro Kato
Make-up
- Make-up Koji Takemura
- Hair Kikue Osawa
Film processing
- Laboratory LTC St. Cloud
- Film Stock Eastmancolor
Music
- Music Minoru Miki
- Traditional Chants Interpreted by Nippon Ongaku Shuden Group
Sound
- Sound Recording Tetsuo Yasuda
- Sound Mixer Alex Pront
- Sound Assistant Masuo Kimura
- Sound Assistant Ryoichi Fujii
- Sound Effects Henri Humbert
- Sound Studio S.I.S.