In The Realm Of The Senses Qartulad Jun 2026

Directed by (1976), this Japanese-French erotic art film is based on the real-life 1936 Sada Abe incident in Tokyo. The story follows Sada, a former prostitute, and her lover Kichizō, a hotel owner, as their sexual obsession escalates into extreme acts of bondage, asphyxiation, and ultimately castration and death.

Georgian culture is no stranger to intense emotion. The famous poem ვეფხისტყაოსანი (Vepkhistkaosani) glorifies love that transcends death. However, the Georgian aesthetic separates suli (soul) from khoreba (flesh). In the Realm of the Senses argues they are the same. in the realm of the senses qartulad