The trailer for Empire of Passion (Ai no borei).
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.
Duration
1 min 52 sec
Views
41,649
Posted On
February 26, 2011
1 min 52 sec
Views
41,649
Posted On
February 26, 2011
Director
Nagisa Oshima
Writer
Nagisa Oshima
Studio
Independent
Release
September 6, 1978
Nagisa Oshima
Writer
Nagisa Oshima
Studio
Independent
Release
September 6, 1978
Cast
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tatsuya Fuji
Takahiro Tamura
Takuzo Kawatani
Akiko Koyama
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tatsuya Fuji
Takahiro Tamura
Takuzo Kawatani
Akiko Koyama
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