L'empire de la passion = Empire of passion
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LC Subjects
Adultery -- Japan -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Ghosts -- Japan -- Drama.
Horror films.
Married women -- Japan -- Drama.
Murder -- Investigation -- Japan -- Drama.
Murder -- Japan -- Drama.
Strangling -- Japan -- Drama.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings.

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Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
Japanese
ISBN
9781604651461
UPC
715515045117

Notes

General Note
Based on the book by Itoko Nakamura.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
General Note
Special features: "Double obsession: Seki, Sada, and Oshima:" a new video essay by film historian and critic Catherine Russell; new interviews with actors Kazuko Yoshiyuki and Tatsuya Fuji; an interview program from 2003 featuring production consultant Koji Wakamatsu and assistant directors Yusuke Narita and Yoichi Sai; U.S. trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by renowned critic and historian Tony Rayns and a 1978 interview with Nagisa Oshima.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Yoshio Miyajima ; editor, Keiichi Uraoka ; original music, Toru Takemitsu.
Participants/Performers
Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura, Takuzo Kawatani, Masami Hasegawa, Kenzo Kawarazaki, Akiko Koyama, Taiji Tonoyama, Sumie Sasaki.
Description
1895, Japan. In a small village, Seki is the wife of the litter carrier Gisaburo. Seki has an affair with Toyiji, a man twenty-six years younger her. Toyiji becomes jealous of Gisaburo and plots with Seki to kill him. After Gisaburo has had plenty of sake to drink and goes to bed, the two strangle Gisaburo and dump his body inside a well in the woods. Seki tells the locals that Gisaburo moved to Tokyo to work. Finally, three years later, suspicions become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, Gisaburo's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate his disappearance.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.66:1, enhanced); Dolby Digital mono, restored High-Definition digital transfer, NTSC.
Language
Japanese or dubbed English dialogue; optional English subtitles.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, Best Director, 1978.
Awards
Award of the Japanese Academy: Best Music Score, 1979.
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DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dauman, A., Ōshima, N., Fuji, T., Yoshiyuki, K., Tamura, T., Kawatani, T., Hasegawa, M., Kawarazaki, K., Koyama, A., Tonoyama, T., Sasaki, S., Takemitsu, T., Nakamura, I., Russell, C., & Rayns, T. (2009). L'empire de la passion =: Empire of passion . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anatole Dauman et al.. 2009. L'empire De La Passion =: Empire of Passion. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Anatole Dauman et al.. L'empire De La Passion =: Empire of Passion [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection, 2009.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Dauman, A., Ōshima, N., Fuji, T., Yoshiyuki, K., Tamura, T., Kawatani, T. and Hasegawa, M. et al (2009). L'empire de la passion =: empire of passion. [Irvington, NY]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dauman, Anatole, et al. L'empire De La Passion =: Empire of Passion Criterion Collection, 2009.

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