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Empire of Passion (愛の亡霊, Ai no Bōrei) is a 1978 French-Japanese film produced, written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, based on a novel by Itoko Nakamura. The film was a co-production between Oshima Prods. and Argos Films.
A woman kills her lover and is haunted by his ghost in this 1978 film by the acclaimed director Nagisa Ōshima. Based on a true story, the movie explores themes of passion, guilt and revenge in a post-war Japan.
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Mar 26, 1979 · A married woman and her lover murder her husband and face the consequences of their crime. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this 1978 film by Nagisa Ôshima.
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- Drama, Horror, Romance
- Nagisa Ôshima
- 1979-03-26
A 1978 Japanese film by Nagisa Oshima, based on a true story of a woman and her lover who kill her husband and face the consequences. The DVD/Blu-ray features a new transfer, interviews, essays, and a score by Toru Takemitsu.
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A Japanese ghost story by Nagisa Oshima, starring Tatsuya Fuji and Kazuko Yoshiyuki. The film depicts the brutal consequences of a murder committed by a married woman and her lover in a village at the end of the nineteenth century.
Apr 23, 2009 · Nagisa Oshima, the director of In the Realm of the Senses, talks about his adaptation of a novel by Takashi Nagatsuka and his exploration of sexual passion and violence in the Meiji era. He also discusses the links between his film and his previous work, the influence of nature and the ghost story tradition in Japanese culture.
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A rickshaw driver's wife and her lover plot to kill him in a small village at the end of the 19th century. The film explores the themes of passion, betrayal and revenge in a haunting and erotic style.
