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Ai no borei / Empire of Passion

Nagisa Oshima
Japan-France      106 m.
Synopsis

Oshima takes the tradition of kaidan-eiga (ghost stories), so widespread in Japanese cinema, to construct this beautiful film on a passionate and tragic love affair that defies social taboos.

Director
Nagisa Oshima
Screenplay
Nagisa Oshima
Plot
Itoko Nakamura
Production
Argos Films/Oshima Productions
Anatole Dauman
Photography
Yoshio Miyazima
Edition
Keiichi Uraoka
Music
Toru Takemitsu
Cast
Takahiro Tamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Masami Hasegawa, Takaaki Sugiura
Running Time
106 m.
Country
Japan-France
Year
1978
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