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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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Dirty Dreamer (1978)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.