Empire of Passion

Film • Sep 6, 1978

A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well. After a while, his ghost comes to haunt them while the local gossip grows stronger.

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Status

Released

Release

September 6, 1978 (47 years ago)

Alias

Ai no Bourei

Language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 45m

Origin

France, Japan

Scores

Average: 69.2%
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Themes

1890sabandoned welladulterous wifebased on novel or bookcrime of passiondramaerotic romancefloggingghostghostly hauntingsguilty consciencehanginghaunted woodshaunting dreamshusband wife relationshipjapanese familyleaveslovemeiji periodolder woman younger man relationshippink filmregretrevengerickshawromancesexual obsessionsnowfallstrangulationsuspicion of murdertortured to deathunfaithfulnessvengeful ghost

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