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In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.
Empire of Passion is a film that explores themes of regret, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book. It also touches on sexual obsession and suspicion of murder and love.
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Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Cast
Takahiro Tamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takuzō Kawatani, Akiko Koyama, Taiji Tonoyama, Kenzō Kawarasaki, Sumie Sasaki, Eizō Kitamura, Takaaki Sugiura
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Empire of Passion
You can stream Empire of Passion (1978) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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6.9/10
RT Critics
80%
Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Cast
Takahiro Tamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takuzō Kawatani, Akiko Koyama, Taiji Tonoyama, Kenzō Kawarasaki, Sumie Sasaki, Eizō Kitamura, Takaaki Sugiura
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regret · husband wife relationship · based on novel or book · sexual obsession · suspicion of murder · love · revenge · unfaithfulness · strangulation · hanging
Empire of Passion is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified May 22, 2026.