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Feature film — 1978

Empire of Passion (1978)

6.81h 45mDrama — Romance — Horror

A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.

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A high-signal pick with 142 votes.

TOHO-TOWA / Argos films / Oshima Productions

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Director: Nagisa Ōshima

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Cast & crew

Takahiro Tamura as Gisaburo

Takahiro Tamura

Gisaburo

Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Seki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Seki

Tatsuya Fuji as Toyoji

Tatsuya Fuji

Toyoji

Takuzō Kawatani as Inspector Hotta

Takuzō Kawatani

Inspector Hotta

Akiko Koyama as Young Master's Mother

Akiko Koyama

Young Master's Mother

Taiji Tonoyama as Toichiro

Taiji Tonoyama

Toichiro

Kenzō Kawarasaki as Young Master

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Young Master

Sumie Sasaki as Odame

Sumie Sasaki

Odame

Eizō Kitamura as

Eizō Kitamura

T

Takaaki Sugiura

A

Akiyoshi Fujiwara

Masami Hasegawa as Oshin

Masami Hasegawa

Oshin

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