Koi no tsumi

"Love is hell."

Nov 12 2011 N/A 2h 24m
Drama, Horror, Romance

In a Tokyo love hotel district, a woman is found dead in a derelict apartment. As police investigate, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To break away from the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model enacting sex in front of a camera. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade that she's still the doting wife she's supposed to be.

Plot

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

Mizue Kunizane, Sion Sono

Directed by

Sion Sono

Cast

Miki Mizuno, Makoto Togashi, Megumi Kagurazaka

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Django Films, Nikkatsu Corporation

Languages

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
Guilty of Romance (Brand New Official UK Trailer)
Scores
# of Votes
6,070
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
NA