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Empire of Passion

Movie
1978
1h 45m
R
Japanese
Drama, Romance, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
User Score: 
6.9
Critic Score: 
75
Empire of Passion' Poster
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.
Empire of Passion Poster

Empire of Passion

R
Movie
1978
1h 45m
Japanese
Drama, Romance, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.9
IMDB
Empire of Passion (1978) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
75

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Directed By: Nagisa Ōshima
Written By: Nagisa Ōshima, Itoko Nakamura (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Ai no bôrei
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Featured User Reviews

talisencrw
6 years ago
I am a great fan of Ôshima's work, though unfortunately I have only seen previously six films of his, all between 1965's 'Pleasures of the Flesh' and 1976's extremely controversial 'In the Realm of the Senses'. This, like the latter, was a period piece that looked at a doomed relationship (this tim More
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