Im Reich der Leidenschaft (1978)

Im Reich der Leidenschaft: Directed by Nagisa Ôshima. With Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takahiro Tamura, Takuzô Kawatani. A married woman and her lover murder her husband and dump his body into a well. After a while, his ghost comes to haunt them while the local gossip grows stronger.

“Seki and her lover Toyoji decide to devise a plan to get rid of Gisaburo, Sekiu0026#39;s husband, in order to be together.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA good old Japanese horror classic from the late 70s, about betrayal and revenge.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAsian cinema is full of gems of this kind, a calculated, psychological terror and with the right dose of drama.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHere, the supernatural figure is an allegory to the feeling of guilt and remorse, which consumes and destroys the human kind.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story isnu0026#39;t rich in content and doesnu0026#39;t have a complex plot, nothing really happens besides focusing on the two main characters and the criminal act they committed, but that is enough to make it interesting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe cinematography is good, as well as the sets, which makes a tense and enveloping atmosphere and mood.”