Empire of Passion (1978)

Review: Empire of Passion (1978)

Director: Nagisa Ōshima

Cast: Takahiro Tamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takuzō Kawatani, Akiko Koyama,

Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji
Takuzō Kawatani
Takuzō Kawatani
Akiko Koyama
Akiko Koyama

Plot: 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.

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The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part four

The 5th Hong Kong International Film Festival, part four

Part four of my account of the Fifth Hong Kong International Film Festival in 1981 covers a handful of Japanese […]

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