Empire of Passion 1978

7/10

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IMDB Rating : 7

FD Smart Rating : 7

Synopsis : After their intensely passionate affair leads to the murder of her husband, an older woman and her young lover become haunted with guilt.

Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Japan

Actors:

Eizo Kitamura , Takahiro Tamura , Taiji Tonoyama , Masami Hasegawa , Tatsuya Fuji , Hiroko Isayama , Takuzo Kawatani , Rinichi Yamamoto , Kazuko Yoshiyuki , Kenzo Kawarasaki , Sumie Sasaki , Akiko Koyama

Creators:

Itoko Nakamura , Nagisa Oshima

Languages:

Japanese [Original]

Subtitles:

Japanese

Genres:

Drama, Horror, Romance

Release Date:

1978

Run Time:

1h46m

Maturity Rating:

Recommended for ages 18 and above only

A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband had plenty of sake to drink and was in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. To avert any suspicions, she pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work. For three years the wife and her lover secretly see each other. Finally, suspicions become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate her husband's disappearance.