Empire of Passion


1h 45m 1978

Brief Synopsis

An affair between a young man and an older woman turns deadly.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ai no Borei, The, In the Realm of Passion, L'Empire de la Passion, empire de la passion
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1978
Location
Japan

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.96 : 1

Synopsis

When the wife of an elderly rickshaw driver begins an affair with a newly discharged soldier, they successfully plot to murder him, but his ghost quickly reappears.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ai no Borei, The, In the Realm of Passion, L'Empire de la Passion, empire de la passion
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1978
Location
Japan

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 45m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.96 : 1

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1978

Released in United States June 18, 1990

Released in United States March 1979

Released in United States October 28, 1989

Released in United States on Video September 30, 1991

Shown at International Festival of Asian Film, New York City October 28, 1989.

Shown at Pacific Film Archive (A Producer's Vision: Anatole Dauman) in Berkeley, California June 18, 1990.

Released in United States 1978

Released in United States March 1979 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Contemporary Cinema) March 14-30, 1979.)

Released in United States June 18, 1990 (Shown at Pacific Film Archive (A Producer's Vision: Anatole Dauman) in Berkeley, California June 18, 1990.)

Released in United States on Video September 30, 1991

Released in United States October 28, 1989 (Shown at International Festival of Asian Film, New York City October 28, 1989.)