Empire of Passion
"The haunting of a passionate love."
1978-09-06
7
ja 105mDramaRomanceHorror
In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Original Music Composer
Toru Takemitsu
Producer
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Screenplay
Itoko Nakamura
Producer
Anatole Dauman
Writer
Nagisa Ōshima
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Status
ReleasedCountries
- Japan
- France
Companies
- TOHO-TOWA
- Argos films
- Oshima Productions
