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Empire of the Passions

 

aka: ai no borei
Japan 1978, 100 minutes
Dir. Nagisa Oshima
In Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: [R18]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Sex, Paranorma

Feat. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

 

Aroview: Searing, underrated crime of passion from the dir. of IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES focuses less on explicit sex, unfolding as a ghost story-meets-film noir in which two illicit lovers plot murder. Earned Oshima Best Director at Cannes.

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DVD Features

Cinema and Censorship: The films of Nagisa Oshima � a discussion with Solrun Hoaas, Melbourne-based film director and writer (40m.)

  • 'making of' documentary / featurette
  • aspect ratio: 16:9
 

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