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Japanese
Empire of Passion
1978
Nagisa Ōshima
1978·R·Japan, 
France
Japan, FranceAward tierSilver
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
Tatsuya Fuji·Kazuko Yoshiyuki·Takahiro Tamura·Takuzô Kawatani
Producers
Anatole Dauman
Languages
JapaneseMajor Awards
1 win · 2 nominations
Wins (1)
Best Director
Cannes Film Festival (1978)
Best Director
Nagisa Ōshima
Nominations (2)
Festival Grand Prize
Cannes Film Festival (1978)
Palme d'Or
Nagisa Ōshima
Best Picture
Awards of the Japanese Academy (1979)
Best Film