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Empire of Passion (1978)

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The haunting of a passionate love.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Nagisa Ōshima
  • Profile picture of Takahiro Tamura
    Gisaburo Takahiro Tamura
  • Profile picture of Kazuko Yoshiyuki
    Seki Kazuko Yoshiyuki
  • Profile picture of Tatsuya Fuji
    Toyoji Tatsuya Fuji
  • Profile picture of Takuzō Kawatani
    Inspector Hotta Takuzō Kawatani
  • Profile picture of Akiko Koyama
    Young Master's Mother Akiko Koyama
  • Profile picture of Taiji Tonoyama
    Toichiro Taiji Tonoyama
  • Profile picture of Kenzō Kawarasaki
    Young Master Kenzō Kawarasaki
  • Profile picture of Sumie Sasaki
    Odame Sumie Sasaki

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  • snowfall