
In the Realm of the Senses(1976)
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.


“Trapped in a world of pleasure and pain...”
A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.

Cho Jae-hyun
Han-ki

Seo Won
Sun-hwa

Kim Yun-tae
Yun-tae

Choi Deok-moon
Myeong-su

Choi Yoon-young
Hyun-ja
Yoo-jin Shin
Min-jung

Kim Jung-young
Eun-hye

Namkoong Min
Hyun-soo

Kim Yun-tae
Jung-tae

Lee Han-wi
Dal-soo
Bad Guy is a drama, thriller, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of brothel, eroticism, prostitution, two-way mirror. Directed by Kim Ki-duk, it stars Cho Jae-hyun, Seo Won, Kim Yun-tae. A pimp enforcer takes revenge on a woman who rejected his advances by tricking her into prostitution, but complications arise.
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