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Empire of Passion

The haunting of a passionate love.

★ 6.9 1978 105 min R DramaRomanceHorror

A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.

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Release
1978-09-06
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.9/10
Original language
JA
Status
Released
Production
Japan, France
Studio
TOHO-TOWA, Argos films, Oshima Productions

People behind the title

DirectorNagisa ŌshimaWriterItoko NakamuraWriterNagisa ŌshimaCastTakahiro TamuraCastKazuko YoshiyukiCastTatsuya FujiCastTakuzō KawataniCastAkiko Koyama

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Topicsregrethusband wife relationshipbased on novel or booksexual obsessionsuspicion of murderloverevengeunfaithfulness

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