

Guilty of Romance
2011-09-30 · 145 min · ★ 6.9
While police investigate a woman found dead in a derelict love hotel, a romance novelist's wife lives a life that seems simply a daily repetition without romance. To escape the loveless monotony, she follows her desires and becomes a nude model. Soon, she meets a mentor and begins selling her body to strangers, while at home, she hides behind the façade of the doting wife.
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- Directors
- Sion Sono
- Production companies
- Nikkatsu Corporation, Django Film
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 246,091
Top Cast
Makoto TogashiMitsuko Ozawa
Megumi KagurazakaIzumi Kikuchi
Miki MizunoKazuko Yoshida
Satoshi NikaidoMasao Yoshida
Kazuya KojimaShoji
Kanji TsudaYukio Kikuchi
Ryuju KobayashiKaoru
Motoki FukamiMartini Maki
Marie MachidaMari
Chika UchidaEri Doi
Jyonmyon PeOkubo
Tai KageyamaShinsuke Ozawa
Hisako ÔkataShizu Ozawa
Ryo IwamatsuSupermarket Manager
Toshihiro Yashiba
Runa Endo
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