Guilty of Romance

Sep 30, 2011

2h 25m

★ 6.9

Love is hell.

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Django Film

Guilty of Romance Trailers

Cast

Mitsuko Ozawa

Makoto Togashi

Izumi Kikuchi

Megumi Kagurazaka

Kazuko Yoshida

Miki Mizuno

Masao Yoshida

Satoshi Nikaido

Shoji

Kazuya Kojima

Yukio Kikuchi

Kanji Tsuda

Kaoru

Ryuju Kobayashi

Kazuo Kimura

Shingo Gotsuji

Martini Maki

Motoki Fukami

Mari

Marie Machida

Eri Doi

Chika Uchida

Okubo

Jyonmyon Pe

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