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With an arresting mix of eroticism and horror, Oshima plunges the viewer into a nightmarish tale of guilt and retribution in Empire of Passion (Ai no borei). Set in a Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, the film details the emotional and physical downfall of a married woman (Yoshiyuki) and her younger lover (Fuji) following their decision to murder her husband and dump his body in a well. Empire of Passion was Oshima's only true kaidan (Japanese ghost story), and the film, a savage, unrelenting experience, earned him the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival. In Japanese with English subtitles. The Criterion Collection.
BRAND : IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT
GENRE : FOREIGN VIDEO - JAPANESE
MANUFACTURER : CRITERION COLLECTION
PRODUCT TYPE : DVD
PRODUCT TYPE : DVD
RATING : UN
RELEASE DATE : 28-APR-2009
RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
RUNTIME : 105
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