Guilty of Romance
Love is hell.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$246091
Runtime
145 min
Release Date
2011-09-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
228
Vote Average
6.919
Miki Mizuno
Kazuko Yoshida
Makoto Togashi
Mitsuko Ozawa
Megumi Kagurazaka
Izumi Kikuchi
Satoshi Nikaido
Masao Yoshida
Kazuya Kojima
Shoji
Kanji Tsuda
Yukio Kikuchi
Ryuju Kobayashi
Kaoru
Shingo Gotsuji
Kazuo Kimura
Motoki Fukami
Martini Maki
Marie Machida
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Chika Uchida
Eri Doi
Jyonmyon Pe
Okubo
Tai Kageyama
Shinsuke Ozawa
Hisako Ôkata
Shizu Ozawa
Mae Watanabe
Mae Ohtsuka
Ryo Iwamatsu
Supermarket Manager
Cynthia Cheston
Prostitute
Toshihiro Yashiba
Runa Endo
Akira Yamamoto
Naoko Watanabe
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