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Guilty of Romance

Original title: Koi no tsumi
  • 20112011
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
5.3K
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Guilty of Romance (2011)
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Romance
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 investigat... Read allA 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 respectabl... Read allA 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.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
5.3K
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  • Director
    • Sion Sono
  • Writers
    • Mizue Kunizane(story)
    • Sion Sono(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Miki Mizuno
    • Makoto Togashi
    • Megumi Kagurazaka
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sion Sono
  • Writers
    • Mizue Kunizane(story)
    • Sion Sono(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Miki Mizuno
    • Makoto Togashi
    • Megumi Kagurazaka
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    • 24User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Miki Mizuno
    • Kazuko Yoshidaas Kazuko Yoshida
    Makoto Togashi
    • Mitsuko Ozawaas Mitsuko Ozawa
    Megumi Kagurazaka
    Megumi Kagurazaka
    • Izumi Kikuchias Izumi Kikuchi
    Kazuya Kojima
    • Shojias Shoji…
    Satoshi Nikaido
    • Masaoas Masao
    • (as Satoshi Nikaidô)
    • …
    Ryûju Kobayashi
    • Kaoruas Kaoru…
    Shingo Gotsuji
    • Kimuraas Kimura…
    Motoki Fukami
    • Martinias Martini…
    Chika Uchida
    • Eri Doias Eri Doi…
    Marie Machida
    • Marias Mari
    • (as Marî Machida)
    Ryô Iwamatsu
    • Supermarket manageras Supermarket manager
    Hisako Ôkata
    • Shizuas Shizu…
    Kanji Tsuda
    Kanji Tsuda
    • Yukioas Yukio…
    Cynthia Cheston
    Cynthia Cheston
    • Prostituteas Prostitute
    Jyonmyon Pe
    • Okuboas Okubo…
    Mae Otsuka
      Emi Ryusei
      Suwaru Ryû
      • Director
        • Sion Sono
      • Writers
        • Mizue Kunizane(story)
        • Sion Sono(screenplay)
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        The story is loosely based on the 1997 murder of Yasuko Watanabe, who was a senior economic researcher at TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company), but was also a prostitute at night in the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
      • Connections
        Follows Love Exposure (2008)
      • Soundtracks
        Tombeau pour Monsieur de Lully
        Written by Marin Marais

      User reviews24

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      Top review
      8/10
      Classic Sono , Sexually Provocative
      Follows three call-girls and their intertwining lives inside the Castle Love Hotel ------------ A bored housewife decides to live life on the wild side .. She's introduced to the sex world through nude modeling , and after a scary encounter in the Love Hotel District she becomes attracted to a bold proud call-girl who takes her under her wing .

      She teaches the housewife to cherish her body as a play-toy , and charge every man when there's sex involved not out of love .. The housewife's life slowly degenerates until she and call-girl pasts come colliding together ..

      A police detective (who's also call-girl on side), investigates the murder of one of the women , as the case sheds some insight on the life she's living aswell ---------------- NC-21 :: Highly adult , Highly perverse .. Do not watch around children or elders

      8.5/10
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      • Jan 19, 2018

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • November 12, 2011 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official site
        • Official site (Japan)
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Crime of Romance
      • Production companies
        • Django Film
        • Nikkatsu
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      Box office

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      • Gross worldwide
        • $246,091
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 24 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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