Japan / France,
1978, 110 min
Directed by:
Nagisa ŌshimaScreenplay:
Nagisa ŌshimaCinematography:
Yoshio MiyajimaComposer:
Tôru TakemitsuVOD (2)
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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. (official distributor synopsis)
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