With an arresting mix of eroticism and horror, Oshima plunges the viewer into a nightmarish tale of guilt and retribution in Empire of Passion (Ai no borei). Set in a Japanese village at the end of the nineteenth century, the film details the emotional and physical downfall of a married woman and her younger lover following their decision to murder her husband and dump his body in a well.

Title : Empire of Passion

Genres :   Drama Horror Japanese Romance

Released :  20-05-1978

Runtime :  105 mins

Director :   Nagisa Ôshima

Views :  5

Actors :   Akiko Koyama Eizo Kitamura Kazuko Yoshiyuki Kenzô Kawarasaki Sumie Sasaki Taiji Tonoyama Takahiro Tamura Takuzo Kawatani Tatsuya Fuji