Thriller ·Horror ·Mystery · Japan · 2011 · 2h 25m

Guilty of Romance

恋の罪

Guilty of Romance poster
Director
Sion Sono
Cast
Makoto Togashi as Mitsuko Ozawa Megumi Kagurazaka as Izumi Kikuchi Miki Mizuno as Kazuko Yoshida Satoshi Nikaido as Masao Yoshida Kazuya Kojima as Shoji Kanji Tsuda as Yukio Kikuchi
Crew
Sohei Tanikawa — Director of Photography Junichi Ito — Editor Yasuhiro Morinaga — Original Music Composer Sion Sono — Writer Mizue Kunizane — Story Yoshinori Chiba — Producer
Tagline

Love is hell.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Guilty of Romance — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
prostitutionnovelistpolice investigationpink filmhusband wife estrangementnude modelinglove hotelromantic thrillertokyo
Key Collaborators
Sion Sono Director Sohei Tanikawa Director of Photography Junichi Ito Editor Yasuhiro Morinaga Original Music Composer Sion Sono Writer Mizue Kunizane Story Yoshinori Chiba Producer Nobuhiro Iizuka Producer Chiyoe Hakamada Costume Design
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