Empire of Passion poster
Movie

Empire of Passion

1979·1h 45m·R
DramaHorrorRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
5,628 votes

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.

Empire of Passion is a 1979 drama horror movie directed by Nagisa Ôshima, starring Takuzô Kawatani, Tatsuya Fuji, Takahiro Tamura. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 5,628 votes and runs 1h 45m.

▶ Trailer👁 Watch➕ Add to Queue⭐ Rate
Actions open in the full BullseyeFlix app and jump to the exact feature.
🎬 Open in BullseyeFlix
Full details · Watch links · Similar movies
Director
Nagisa Ôshima
Stars
Takuzô Kawatani
Tatsuya Fuji
Takahiro Tamura
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Details
1979-03-26
105 min
Movie
R
★ Japan, France
★ Japanese
Keywords
peasantghost storyoutdoor sexjapanmurder of husbandguilty consciencecuckolded husbandcheating wifepolice inspectorrumorconfession under torturegraveyardmurder disguised as suicidejapanese horrorcunnilingusdeath wishman fondles a woman's breastssuicide attemptcriminal investigationeye injurypolice surveillance19th centurynannysakejapanese eroticainsanitycult directortortured for informationsnowstormsentenced to deathrescued from a firerural villageolder woman younger man romancewedding receptionhouse on firemother daughter relationshipfemale nuditybased on novelpolice raidfilmmaker writer director producerman shaving woman's pubic hairdespairfogkaidanabandoned wellnuditymeiji periodarmy veteranjapanese cinemadrunkennesspolice arrestsex scenemissing personmurder by stranglingblindingghostwife and lover murder husbandhanged mansnow covered landscapeexecutionadulteryhiding a dead bodyforced sex turns to consensual sexsmall town lifenaturepeasant farmingfemale topless nudityneighborexecuted for murderextramarital affairrickshaw driverself sacrifice1890syear 1895