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Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion

1978 Drama Romance Horror
Release date : September 6, 1978
Runtime : 1h 45m
Countries of origin : France / Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Nagisa Ōshima /
Writers : Nagisa Ōshima / Itoko Nakamura /
Production companies : TOHO-TOWA / Argos Films / Oshima Productions / TOHO /
September 6, 1978 1h 45m France Drama Japanese More
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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.
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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
Mother of Landowner
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Toichiro
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Sumie Sasaki
Sumie Sasaki
Odame
Eizô Kitamura
Eizô Kitamura
Takaaki Sugiura
Takaaki Sugiura
Akiyoshi Fujiwara
Akiyoshi Fujiwara
Masami Hasegawa
Masami Hasegawa
Oshin
Tatsuya Kimura
Tatsuya Kimura
Osugi
Osugi
Dancer

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  • title：Empire of Passion
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1978
  • Runtime：1h 45m
  • Genres： Drama · Romance · Horror ·
  • Countries of origin： France · Japan ·
  • Original Language： Japanese ·
  • Director： Nagisa Ōshima /
  • Writers： Nagisa Ōshima · Itoko Nakamura ·
  • Production companies： TOHO-TOWA · Argos Films · Oshima Productions · TOHO ·
  • Overview：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.
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