L’empire de la passion
(Ai no borei)

Seki is nearing fifty and lives a calm, peaceful life in a small, snowy and equally peaceful Japanese village with her husband Gisaburo. Until the day Toyoji, a man aged 20 years younger than her, causes her to commit adultery more or less willingly. Then, in order to make the most of their newfound love, they have to get rid of Gisaburo…