Empire of Passion (aka In the Realm of Passion) (Criterion Collection)

Set in Japan in 1895, this beautifully filmed story focuses on the all-consuming romance between a young soldier and an older woman, the wife of a rickshaw operator. The lovers kill the woman’s husband, but his ghost appears to haunt them and his former village. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, and Takahiro Tamura co-star in this fantasy/drama from Nagisa Oshima, director of "In the Realm of the Senses." 105 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital mono, English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; theatrical trailer; more. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.