Guilty of Romance

"Love is hell."

2011 2h 25m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 249

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Synopsis

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While police investigate a woman found dead in a derelict love hotel, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To escape the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade of the doting wife.

“Love is hell.”

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Cast

Makoto Togashi
Mitsuko Ozawa
Megumi Kagurazaka
Izumi Kikuchi
Miki Mizuno
Kazuko Yoshida
Satoshi Nikaido
Masao Yoshida
Kazuya Kojima
Shoji
Kanji Tsuda
Yukio Kikuchi
Ryuju Kobayashi
Kaoru
Shingo Gotsuji
Kazuo Kimura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sion Sono
Writers: Sion Sono, Mizue Kunizane
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yasuhiro Morinaga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junichi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Makoto Togashi and Megumi Kagurazaka and Miki Mizuno carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Love is hell.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1743724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sion Sono directs. Sohei Tanikawa behind the camera. Yasuhiro Morinaga scores. Junichi Ito cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yasuhiro Morinaga. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Junichi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Makoto Togashi and Megumi Kagurazaka and Miki Mizuno carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Love is hell.".
7IMDB entry: tt1743724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "tokyo, japan", "prostitution", "novelist", "police investigation".