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Argos Films
Directed by: Nagisa Oshima
Featuring: Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura, Takuzo Kawatani, Masami Hasegawa, Akiko Koyama, Taiji Tonoyama
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.
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Format: DVD
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1 (Anamorphic)
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Japanese 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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English
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1
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1 Disc |
DVD-9
Supplements
- Double Obsession: Seki, Sada, and Oshima, a new video essay by film historian and critic Catherine Russell
- New interviews with actors Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tatsuya Fuji
- An interview program from 2003 featuring production consultant Koji Wakamatsu and assistant directors Yusuke Narita and Yoichi Sai
- U.S. trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns and a 1978 interview with Nagisa Oshima
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Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Abbey Lustgarten
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