A struggling single mother catches the eye of a rising executive and gains power and wealth as his mistress. But beware, power is fleeting.
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Cast
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Jun Mayuzumi
Miki Nakahara ('The Empress')
Also in
An Angel's Temptation
Rainbow Over the Pacific
Arisa Hayashi
Also in
Sannen-me no Uwaki
Koichiro Uno's Wet and Swinging
Emi Shindō
Also in
Genocide
Rouge
Tamio Kawachi
Known for
Tokyo Drifter
Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
Shigeru Amachi
Known for
Jigoku
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Hayato Tani
Known for
The Transgressor
Ikuo Sekimoto Director · Chiho Katsura Screenplay Hiroki Tamaki Composer
First release April 29, 1983 · Produced in Japan · Production Vanfiru
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
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Vanfiru
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Japan
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Original title
女帝
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 29, 1983
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No release date listed for United States.
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