Guilty of Romance (2011) ( Koi no tsumi (Enohoi idonis) ) ( Crime of Romance )

Guilty of Romance (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Koi no tsumi (Enohoi idonis)
Alternate Title: Crime of Romance
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Japanese ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
112 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )

Directed By:
Shion Sono

Written By:
Shion Sono

Actors:
Miki Mizuno ..... Kazuko yoshida
Makoto Togashi ..... Mitsuko ozawa
Megumi Kagurazaka ..... Izumi kikuchi
Kazuya Kojima ..... Prostitute
Satoshi Nikaido
Ryûju Kobayashi
Shingo Gotsuji
Motoki Fukami
Chika Uchida
Marie Machida
Ryô Iwamatsu
Hisako Ohkata
Kanji Tsuda
Cynthia Cheston
Mae Ohtsuka

Synopsis:

A dramatic account of three women and their lives, seen through the looking glass of sex, words, madness, death, and family, Guilty Of Romance - the new crime noir from the award-winning director Sion Sono (Love Exposure, Cold Fish) - tells the tale of three women entangled in a mystery...a mystery that is the gate to a hell-bound love like no other! Set just before the turn of the 21st century, a grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment in the pouring rain. Whilst 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 naked model faking sex in front of the camera. Soon she meets with a mentor and starts selling her body to strangers, whilst at home she hides behind the facade that she is still the wife she is supposed to be. Bombarding the audience with graphic images and assaulting the emotions with classical music, Sion Sono has produced a movie that provokes all your senses, blending genres of film noir with drama and mystery, and showcasing the directors trademark style and use of vivid colour to portray emotion and mood, Guilty Of Romance is the final and most exhilarating part of Sono's 'hate' trilogy.

Japanese thriller in which the discovery of a sex worker's mutilated corpse unravels a dark tale of dual lives and false respectability. The investigations of police officer Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) into a gruesome murder lead her into making the acquaintance of two women with dual existences. Izumi (Megumi Kagurazaka) is the wife of a successful romance novelist whose boredom with married life gradually leads her into a second life as a sex worker. Mitsuko (Makoto Togashi) is a university professor by day who works the streets at night. Kazuko believes the intersection of the lives of these two women holds the key to the murder, but can she unravel the mystery before further tragedy strikes?

Izumi is married to a famous romantic novelist but their life together is dull and passionless. To spice things up, she takes a job as a naked model that fakes sex in front of the camera. Soon, Izumi even starts to sell her body to strangers, but at home, she is still the obedient wife. One day a brutally murdered body is discovered in the red light district and the police try to determine what happened.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 19 December, 2011.

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