Synopsis: 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 nineteenth century, the film details the emotional and physical downfall of a married woman and her younger lover 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.
Reviews:
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IMDb (external reviews)| Quote: |
Sex and crime have one thing in common—they are the most violent urges of human beings. -- Nagisa Oshima |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077132/IMDb Rating: 6.7/10 (765 votes)
Directed by: Nagisa Oshima
Cast:
Toyoji .... Tatsuya Fuji
Seki .... Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Gisaburo .... Takahiro Tamura
Officer Hotta .... Takuzo Kawatani
Shin .... Masami Hasegawa
Landowner's mother .... Akiko Koyama
Toichiro .... Taiji Tonoyama
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Title: Ai no borei (1978)
AKA Empire of Passion
Source: DVD / R1, NTSC / Criterion
Size: 1.563.406.253 (1/3 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:45:24
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1145)
Video Bitrate: 1783 kbps
Resolution: 668x480 (Anamorphic, displayed at 1.68 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 1.68 (SAR: 40/33)
Frame rate: 23.976 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (mono)
Audio Bitrate: 192 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: Japanese
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1 |
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