Empire of Passion (1978)

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105 min - Drama | Horror | Romance - 26 March 1979 (USA)

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A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Tatsuya Fuji	...	Toyoji
	Kazuko Yoshiyuki	...	Seki
	Takahiro Tamura	...	Gisaburo
	Takuzô Kawatani	...	Inspector Hotta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Akiyoshi Fujiwara
	Masami Hasegawa	...	Oshin
	Kenzô Kawarasaki
	Tatsuya Kimura
	Eizo Kitamura
	Akiko Koyama	...	Mother of Landowner
	Osugi	...	Dancer
	Sumie Sasaki	...	Odame
	Takaaki Sugiura
	Taiji Tonoyama	...	Toichiro

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Storyline

A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband had plenty of sake to drink and was in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. To avert any suspicions, she pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work. For three years the wife and her lover secretly see each other. Finally, suspicions become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate her husband's disappearance. Written by Kevin Risch <krisch@intranet.on.ca>

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Drama | Horror | Romance | Thriller

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Country:

Japan | France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 March 1979 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A szenvedélyek birodalma See more »

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

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Argos Films, Oshima Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

While filming the scene where Toyoji tries to break into the burning house by ramming the door down, Tatsuya Fuji tore three ligaments in his shoulder and dislocated his arm. Three days later, he was back on the set filming the scene where he was being hung from a tree and beaten, with his arm still in a sling (although removed between takes). See more »

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Empire of Passion (1978)
Ai no borei (original title)

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