Directed by:
Shion SonoScreenplay:
Shion SonoCinematography:
Sōhei TanikawaCast:
Megumi Kagurazaka, Makoto Togashi, Miki Mizuno, Kanji Tsuda, 児嶋一哉, 我妻三輪子, Motoki Fukami, Ryūju Kobayashi, 内田慈, 岩松了, 五辻真吾, 町田マリー, Arata Yamanaka, Satoshi Nikaidô, AmiPlots(1)
A dramatic account of three women and their lives, seen through the looking glass of sex, words, madness, death, and family, Guilty of Romance - the crime noir from the award-winning director Sion Sono - tells the tale of three women entangled in a mystery... a mystery that is the gate to a hell-bound love like no other! Set just before the turn of the 21st century, a grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment in the pouring rain. Whilst the police investigate, the story interweaves with that of Izumi, the wife of a famous romantic novelist whose life seems just a daily repetition without romance. One day, to break away from the loveless monotony, she decides to follow her desires and accepts a job as a naked model faking sex in front of the camera. Soon she meets with a mentor and starts selling her body to strangers, whilst at home she hides behind the facade that she is still the wife she is supposed to be. Bombarding the audience with graphic images and assaulting the emotions with classical music, Sion Sono has produced a movie that provokes all your senses, blending genres of film noir with drama and mystery, and showcasing the directors trademark style and use of vivid colour to portray emotion and mood, Guilty of Romance is the final and most exhilarating part of Sono’s "hate" trilogy. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Megumi Kagurazaka
Japan
Best movies:
Cold Fish (2010)
13 Assassins (2010)
The Land of Hope (2012)
Makoto Togashi
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
Cure (1997)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Miki Mizuno
Japan
Best movies:
Sweet Bean (2015)
Bayside Shakedown (1998)
To Every You I've Loved Before (2022)
Kanji Tsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
児嶋一哉
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Sonata (2008)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Before We Vanish (2017)
我妻三輪子
Japan
Best movies:
Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Heroine Disqualified (2015)
Motoki Fukami
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Hazard (2005)
Crows-Zero (2007)
Ryūju Kobayashi
Japan
Best movies:
Guilty of Romance (2011)
内田慈
Japan
Best movies:
Love Strikes! (2011)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Shaolin Girl (2008)
岩松了
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Mind Game (2004)
五辻真吾
Japan
Best movies:
Zen (2009)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Sweet Little Lies (2010)
町田マリー
Japan
Best movies:
Babel (2006)
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Arata Yamanaka
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Himizu (2011)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Satoshi Nikaidô
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Babel (2006)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
Ami
Japan
Best movies:
The Land of Hope (2012)
Himizu (2011)
Guilty of Romance (2011)