Guilty of Romance (2011)

Original title

恋の罪

Directed by

Sion Sono

Genre

drama film, crime film, erotic film, romance film, thriller film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

18

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 243 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a murder in a Tokyo love hotel district. At the same time, a neglected housewife starts exploring her sexuality through nude modeling and prostitution.

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What happens

Guilty of Romance (恋の罪, Koi no Tsumi) is a 2011 Japanese erotic romantic thriller film directed by Sion Sono. Sono's screenplay is based on a story by Misue Kunizane, which was inspired by the 1997 murder of Yasuko Watanabe. The plot follows two interweaving storylines, the first involving the investigation of a murder in a Tokyo love hotel district, the second about a neglected wife (played by Sono's wife Megumi Kagurazaka) seeking her carnal desires through nude modeling and prostitution. Two versions of the film exist: the original Japanese cut (144 minutes) and an international edit (113 minutes). The former is currently unavailable outside of Japan, France, Germany, and the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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