Empire of Passion (愛の亡霊, Ai no Bōrei) is a 1978 French-Japanese film produced, written and directed by Nagisa Ōshima, based on a novel by Itoko Nakamura.

One night, after the husband has had plenty of shōchū to drink and is in bed, they strangle him and dump his body down a well.

Their relationship has moments of intense passion, but the young man starts to distance himself from Seki.

[7] It was released on DVD by Fox Lorber Films in 2000 under the title In the Realm of Passion.

The film "was Oshima's only true kaidan (Japanese ghost story)" and is described as "a savage, unrelenting experience".