Empire of Passion

6.8 1978 Nagisa Ōshima 1h 45m
Drama Romance Horror
Empire of Passion

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.

Cast

Takahiro Tamura Takahiro Tamura Gisaburo
Kazuko Yoshiyuki Kazuko Yoshiyuki Seki
Tatsuya Fuji Tatsuya Fuji Toyoji
Takuzō Kawatani Takuzō Kawatani Inspector Hotta
Akiko Koyama Akiko Koyama Young Master's Mother
Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama Toichiro
Kenzō Kawarasaki Kenzō Kawarasaki Young Master
Sumie Sasaki Sumie Sasaki Odame

Where to Watch

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