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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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