Ai no bôrei

"The haunting of a passionate love."

Mar 26 1979 R 1h 45m
Drama, Horror, Romance

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.

Plot

A young man has an affair with an older woman. He is very jealous of her husband and decides that they should kill him. One night, after the husband had plenty of sake to drink and was in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well. To avert any suspicions, she pretends her husband has gone off to Tokyo to work. For three years the wife and her lover secretly see each other. Finally, suspicions become very strong and people begin to gossip. To make matters worse, her husband's ghost begins to haunt her and the law arrives to investigate her husband's disappearance.

Written by

Itoko Nakamura, Nagisa Ôshima

Directed by

Nagisa Ôshima

Production Countries

Japan, France

Production Companies

Oshima Productions, Toho, Argos Films, Toho-Towa

Languages

Awards

3 wins & 8 nominations total

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Average Rating
7 out of 10
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