Guilty of Romance (恋の罪, Koi no Tsumi) is a 2011 Japanese film directed by Sion Sono.[2]
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Directed by | Sion Sono |
Written by | Sion Sono |
Starring | Miki Mizuno Makoto Togashi Megumi Kagurazaka |
Cinematography | Sōhei Tanikawa |
Edited by | Jun'ichi Itō |
Music by | Yasuhiro Morinaga |
Production companies | Django Film Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 144 min.[1] (Original Japanese Version) 113 min. (International Version) |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The film consists of two versions: an International Cut, spanning 113 minutes, and an original Japanese Cut, spanning 144 minutes. The latter is currently unavailable outside of Japan, France, Germany, and the United States.[3] The movie was inspired by Murder of Yasuko Watanabe, which occurred on March 9, 1997.
A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo – a love hotel district – where a woman is found dead in a derelict apartment. As the police investigate, the story interweaves with that of Izumi, the wife of a famous romantic novelist whose life seems just a daily repetition without romance. One day, to break away from the loveless monotony, she decides to follow her desires and accepts a job as a nude model enacting sex in front of the camera. Soon she meets with a mentor and starts selling her body to strangers, while at home she hides behind the facade that she is still the wife she is supposed to be.
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