6.8/10
2,731
13 user 95 critic

Guilty of Romance (2011)

Koi no tsumi (original title)
16 | | Drama, Horror, Romance | 25 July 2012 (France)
Guilty of Romance Poster
A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to ... See full summary »

Director:

Writer:

(screenplay)

Stars:

, , | See full cast & crew »
56
Reviews
1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Photos

Add Image Add an image

Do you have any images for this title?
1 news article »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 













◄ Prev 6 Next 6 ►

0 Next »
Themis (2011)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Shôta Sometani, Fumi Nikaidô, Tetsu Watanabe
0 Next »
Cold Fish (2010)
Crime | Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

When Syamoto's teenage daughter is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have Syamoto's troublesome daughter work at their ... See full summary »

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa
0 Next »
Strange Circus (2005)
Drama | Horror | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Masumi Miyazaki, Issei Ishida, Rie Kuwana
0 Next »
Love Exposure (2008)
Action | Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô
0 Next »
Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka
0 Next »
The Land of Hope (2012)
Drama | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

An earth-quake causes a nuclear crisis in a fictive Japanese prefecture. In wake of the disaster, the members of the Ono family who reside just outside the border of the mandatory ... See full summary »

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Isao Natsuyagi, Naoko Ohtani, Jun Murakami
0 Next »
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
Action | Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaidô, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
0 Next »
Suicide Club (2001)
Crime | Drama | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho
0 Next »
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
Crime | Musical
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Tomoko Karina, Shôta Sometani, Akihiro Kitamura
0 Next »
Hazard (2005)
Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Faced by a society of criminals, these three youths avenge their rights.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Joe Odagiri, Jai West, Motoki Fukami
0 Next »
Be Sure to Share (2009)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Akira, Eiji Okuda, Ayumi Itô
0 Next »
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
Comedy | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.

Director: Sion Sono
Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi
Edit

Cast

Credited cast:
Miki Mizuno ...
Kazuko Yoshida
Makoto Togashi ...
Mitsuko Ozawa
...
Izumi Kikuchi
Kazuya Kojima ...
Shoji
Satoshi Nikaido ...
Masao Yoshida (as Satoshi Nikaidô)
Ryûju Kobayashi ...
Kaoru
Shingo Gotsuji ...
Kazuo Kimura
Motoki Fukami ...
Maki Martini
Chika Uchida ...
Eri Doi
Marie Machida ...
Mari (as Marî Machida)
Ryô Iwamatsu ...
Supermarket manager
Hisako Ôkata ...
Shizu Ozawa
Kanji Tsuda ...
Yukio Kikuchi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
...
Prostitute
Mae Ohtsuka
See full cast »
Edit

Storyline

A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to investigate on this case, she will discover the story of two women who, despite appearing respectable on the outside have all manner of darkness hidden away. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

murder | apartment | police officer | police | shibuya tokyo | See All (165) »

Taglines:

Love Is Hell.

Genres:

Drama | Horror | Romance

Certificate:

16 | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

25 July 2012 (France)  »

Also Known As:

Guilty of Romance  »

Company Credits

Production Co:

,  »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (international)

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The poem Mitsuko quotes is "On My Way Home" by Ryuichi Tamura. See more »

Connections

Follows Cold Fish (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

Theme of Ever Green (for Hazard)!
Written by Tomohide Harada
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What are the differences between the International Version and the Extended Version?
See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
Guilty of Romance; Don't like sex? This may not be for you...
17 January 2013 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Sion Sono, the tantalising director of the unforgettable Love Exposure (2009) and the chilling Cold Fish (2010) brings another dramatic tale to life in his 2011 debut, Guilty of Romance.

A drama thriller loosely based on the real-life murder of Yasuko Watanabe, a prostitute working the late night streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district in 1997, Sono's take on the events are far from a half-hearted attempt.

Of course, having seen most of Sono's work, the graphic content portrayed in Guilty of Romance may deem shocking to some who, either aren't familiar with Sono's work or Japanese cinema in particular; but to me, I was the least surprised...

The rest of this review is at my Blog; Nihongo-Mania!

Please check it out! IMDb doesn't allow links so, just type in "Nihongo-Mania Japanese cinema reviews blogspot" on Google

Thank you very much! ٩(●ᴗ●)۶
5 of 18 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?
Review this title | See all 13 user reviews »

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Boring with a lot of boobs Shazam-O
Based on a true life crime? xris2004
Disturbing and complex jtorresm
Final scene with the children pthomas-575-249039
Disappointing !! vbkindropzone
Discuss Guilty of Romance (2011) on the IMDb message boards »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page

Write review
Create a character page for:
?