Empire of Passion (1978)
Ai no bôrei (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 45min
- Drama, Horror
- 26 Mar 1979 (USA)
- Movie
- 3 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
Tatsuya Fuji | ... |
Toyoji
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki | ... |
Seki
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Takahiro Tamura | ... |
Gisaburo
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Takuzô Kawatani | ... |
Hotta
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Akiko Koyama | ... |
Gisaburo's Mother
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Taiji Tonoyama | ... |
Toichiro
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Sumie Sasaki | ... |
Odame
(as Sumié Sasaki)
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Eizô Kitamura | ... |
(as Eizo Kitamura)
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Masami Hasegawa | ... |
Oshin
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Kenzô Kawarasaki | ... |
(as Kenzo Kawarazaki)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Akiyoshi Fujiwara | ... |
(uncredited)
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Hiroko Isayama | ... |
Bride (uncredited)
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Tatsuya Kimura | ... |
(uncredited)
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Kanae Kobayashi | ... |
Omoyo (uncredited)
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Tômi Mitsuboshi | ... |
(uncredited)
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Osugi | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Kei Satô | ... |
(uncredited)
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Eiko Shinya | ... |
(uncredited)
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Takaaki Sugiura | ... |
(uncredited)
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Rin'ichi Yamamoto | ... |
Kurazo (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nagisa Ôshima |
Written by
Itoko Nakamura | ... | (novel) |
Nagisa Ôshima | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Anatole Dauman | ... | producer |
Music by
Tôru Takemitsu |
Cinematography by
Yoshio Miyajima |
Editing by
Keiichi Uraoka |
Set Decoration by
Shigemasa Toda |
Production Management
Shigeru Wakatsuki | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
Alex Pront | ... | sound recordist |
Tetsuo Yasuda | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenichi Okamoto | ... | gaffer |
Thanks
Kôji Wakamatsu | ... | with the cooperation of |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Argos Films (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmax (1978) (World-wide)
- Suomi-Filmi (1979) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1979) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Barbary Coast (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmverlag der Autoren (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Irfan Film (1979) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- The Movies (1980) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Artkino Pictures (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Astória Filmes (1978) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Emiliano Piedra, P.C. (1978) (Spain) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Canal+ (1987) (France) (tv) (French subtitles)
- Canvas (2007) (Belgium) (tv)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Emerald (2013) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Forum Film (1997) (Finland) (VHS)
- Fox Lorber (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Fox Lorber (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Full Moon Entertainment
- Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Mr Video (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Ripley's Home Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
- Sagres Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- Star Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- The Criterion Collection (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- VFL Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- trigon-film (2020) (Switzerland)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 |
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Taglines | The haunting of a passionate love. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #467. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1984). See more » |
Quotes |
Toyoji:
I heard something. Seki: I didn't. Sure you're not imagining things? Toyoji: No, I have good ears. Seki: It can't be, unless there are dogs out there. They're in heat this time of year. Hotta: It's the two of you who are in heat. See more » |