Empire of Passion
Trailer: Empire of Passion
Year: 1978
Studio: TOHO-TOWA, Argos Films, Oshima Productions
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Cast: Takahiro Tamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tatsuya Fuji, Takuzō Kawatani, Akiko Koyama, Taiji Tonoyama
Crew: Nagisa Ōshima (Writer), Keiichi Uraoka (Editor), Itoko Nakamura (Screenplay), Anatole Dauman (Producer), Nagisa Ōshima (Director), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer)

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