is a 1988 Japanese Gothic jidaigeki drama film written and directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It is based on the 1847 novel of the same name by Emily Brontë, with the setting transplanted to the Muromachi period of medieval Japan. Yoshida's film adapts both halves of the novel, unlike other adaptations. Wuthering Heights was a French-Swiss-Japanese co-production, and shown in competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. The film stars Yūsaku Matsuda, in one of his final performances, as Onimaru (Heathcliff) and Yūko Tanaka as Kinu (Catherine), alongside Rentarō Mikuni, Tatsuo Nadaka and Eri Ishida. Toho released the film on May 28, 1988, in Japan.

Plot

A homeless orphan is found under a bridge by Lord Takamaru, patriarch of the wealthy Yamabe family. He takes pity on the child and brings him back to his estate, Higashi-no-sho (Wuthering Heights), a desolate region close to the volcanic Fire Mountain. Takamaru is a priest who worships a serpent god. His family are in charge of conducting Shinto rituals to satisfy their god, which they believe prevents the mountain from erupting. However, the house is divided into two clans, with a feud underway between the estate's east (Takamaru) and west (Nishinosho) mansions.