Empire of Passion (1978)

Original title

愛の亡霊

Directed by

Nagisa Ōshima

Genre

drama film, horror film

Country

France, Japan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 135 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a rural Japanese village in the late 1800s, a married woman begins an affair with a younger man. When her husband is killed, the couple is haunted by guilt and a restless spirit.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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