---
title: 'Empire of Passion (1978)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nagisa Ōshima'
released: '1978-05-19'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/empire-of-passion-1978'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077132/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Empire of Passion (1978)

1978 · 104 min · Drama, Horror · France, Japan

Original title: 愛の亡霊

## Synopsis

Empire of Passion  is a 1978 French-Japanese film produced, written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, based on a novel by Itoko Nakamura. The film was a co-production between Oshima Prods. and Argos Films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nagisa Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagisa-oshima)
- **Screenplay:** [Nagisa Ōshima](https://cinepixo.com/people/nagisa-oshima)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tōru Takemitsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/toru-takemitsu)
- **Producer:** [Anatole Dauman](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatole-dauman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yoshio Miyajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-miyajima)

## Cast

- [Takuzo Kawatani](https://cinepixo.com/people/takuzo-kawatani)
- [Tatsuya Fuji](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuya-fuji)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)
- [Kazuko Yoshiyuki](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuko-yoshiyuki)
- [Takahiro Tamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takahiro-tamura)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/empire-of-passion-1978
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