Movie

Empire of Passion

“The haunting of a passionate love.”

★ 6.9(136)19781h 45m

Drama Romance Horror

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Empire of Passion is streaming on Sooner and MUBI in Netherlands. Availability checked 23 July 2026.

Where to watch Empire of Passion

🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Release date: 1978-09-06
Runtime: 1h 45m
Language: Japanese
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: TOHO-TOWA

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About Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion is a 1978 movie in the Drama, Romance and Horror genres, directed by Nagisa Ōshima, starring Takahiro Tamura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tatsuya Fuji. It has a runtime of 1 hour 45 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 136 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Empire of Passion in Netherlands — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well, but his ghost returns to haunt them as the local gossip intensifies.

Cast

Takahiro Tamura

Gisaburo

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Seki

Tatsuya Fuji

Toyoji

Takuzō Kawatani

Inspector Hotta

Akiko Koyama

Young Master's Mother

Taiji Tonoyama

Toichiro

Kenzō Kawarasaki

Young Master

Sumie Sasaki

Odame

Eizō Kitamura

Takaaki Sugiura

Akiyoshi Fujiwara

Masami Hasegawa

Oshin

Themes & keywords

regrethusband wife relationshipbased on novel or booksexual obsessionsuspicion of murderloverevengeunfaithfulnessstrangulationhangingvengeful ghostolder woman younger man relationshippink filmghostrickshaw