Empire of Passion

Empire of Passion (1978)

September 6th, 19781h 45min

Drama, Romance, Horror
69%

Overview

In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.


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