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69% Critic Match
Empire of Passion
“The haunting of a passionate love.”
6.9 / 10• 1978• 1h 45m•R• Japanese
DramaRomanceHorror
Storyline
A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.
Cast & Crew
Takahiro Tamura
Gisaburo
Lead
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Seki
Tatsuya Fuji
Toyoji
Takuzō Kawatani
Inspector Hotta
Akiko Koyama
Young Master's Mother
Taiji Tonoyama
Toichiro
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Young Master
Sumie Sasaki
Odame
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nagisa Ōshima's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Empire of Passion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
