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Empire of Passion (1978) · 愛の亡霊

Original title: 愛の亡霊

1978 · Nagisa Ōshima · 105 min · Japón · Edited by 1

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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.

A 1978 title built around Based on, Ghost and Revenge. Directed by Nagisa Ōshima.

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Spanish: El imperio de la pasión
French: L'Empire de la passion
German: Im Reich der Leidenschaft
Italian: L'impero della passione
Portuguese: O Império da Paixão
Chinese: 愛的亡靈
Korean: 열정의 제국

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