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Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura, Takuzo Kawatani

Toyoji (Tatsuya Fuji), a young layabout, seduces Seki (Kazuko Yoshiyuki), a middle-aged housewife. In the throes of their wild affair, Toyoji convinces Seki to help him murder her husband Gisaburo (Ta...( read more  read more... )kahiro Tamura), and it seems they may have committed the perfect crime -- until they're haunted by Gisaburo's tormented spirit. This tense and moody sequel is a follow-up to director Nagisha Oshima's controversial film In the Realm of the Senses.

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R, 108 min.

Directed by: Nagisa Oshima

Release Date: March 26, 1979

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DVD Release Date: March 28, 2000

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  • harrycaul
    January 18, 2008
    harrycaul
    Can we have some sensible reviews of this film, please. An average star-rating of 3 is ridiculous for this near-masterpiece. "Empire of Passion" is a loose companion piece to Nagisa Oshima's notorious "In the Realm of the Senses". Though Tatsuya Fuji plays the male lead once more...( read more), and the story again concerns a couple driven to violence by their obsessive lust, "Empire of Passion" is less intense than the earlier film and its tone is much lighter, allowing for a healthy dose of comedy. Set in late 19th century rural Japan, it's a ghost story about a rickshaw puller, murdered by his wife and her lover, who returns from the dead and haunts his killers to the point of self-incrimination. Whereas "In the Realm of the Senses" was mostly set indoors, this exquisitely photographed film is opened out into the beautiful countryside, the passage of time mapped by the changing seasons. Curiously the frequent softcore sex scenes feel gratuitous and exploitative in a way that their hardcore equivalent in "...Senses" never did, and it's for this reason I've deducted a half-star.
  • sleepykiss
    October 7, 2006
    sleepykiss
    Different then ROSenses, but sexy nonetheless.
  • jc36
    May 27, 2006
    jc36
    i thought shaggy and scooby were in this one...how disappointed i was

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