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26 March 1979 (USA) morePlot:
A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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My BluRay Shelf: 'In The Realm Of The Senses' (From Hitfix. 30 June 2009, 6:30 PM, PDT)
DVD: Review: In The Realm Of The Senses / Empire Of Passion
(From The AV Club. 26 May 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
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Sexy, spooky, and slightly self-indulgent moreCast
(Credited cast) | Tatsuya Fuji | ... | Toyoji |
| Kazuko Yoshiyuki | ... | Seki |
| Takahiro Tamura | ... | Gisaburo |
| Takuzo Kawatani | ... | Inspector Hotta |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Akiyoshi Fujiwara | ||
| Masami Hasegawa | ... | Oshin |
| Kenzo Kawarazaki | ||
| Tatsuya Kimura | ||
| Eizo Kitamura | ||
| Akiko Koyama | ... | Mother of Landowner |
| Osugi | ... | Dancer |
| Sumie Sasaki | ... | Odame |
| Takaaki Sugiura | ||
| Taiji Tonoyama | ... | Toichiro |
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Also Known As:
Empire of Passion (USA)Empire of the Passions
Fantôme amour (France)
In the Realm of Passion (USA) (video title)
L'empire de la passion (France)
Phantom Love
The Ghost of Love
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105 minLanguage:
JapaneseColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating) (2004) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (1994) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (1994) | Canada:R (Ontario) (1994) | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (1997) | Finland:K-18 (1979) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:VM18 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:RFilming Locations:
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This is my first Oshima Nagisa film, though I've heard mention of his work often enough. I surely hope this doesn't represent the pinnacle of his career, because I found it mediocre at best. Some of the scenes were spectacularly beautiful--when a body falls into a well, the surreal mists swirling about the rim as faces peer down into the abyss. Yoshiyuki Kazuko's beauty was not easily harnessed in this dark film, constantly shrouded by shadow and mist. Her radiance shines through time and again, much to the viewer's delight. However, her voice, filtered through a village dialect, constantly wears on the viewer. It's high pitch, set at a constant whine, seems intentional--as if Oshima would be disturbed if the viewer wasn't. All things considered it was an enjoyable film, offering insight into village life in the late Edo period. And the police interrogation at the end is not so different from today's practice of garnering confessions. But how Oshima would have benefitted from a less indulgent editor. It just went on too long.