Guilty of Romance (2011)

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Love is hell.

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.

• Released: 2011-09-30
• Genres: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
• Runtime: 2h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 248 votes

Directed by Sion Sono.

Top cast

• Makoto Togashi as Mitsuko Ozawa
• Megumi Kagurazaka as Izumi Kikuchi
• Miki Mizuno as Kazuko Yoshida
• Satoshi Nikaido as Masao Yoshida
• Kazuya Kojima as Shoji
• Kanji Tsuda as Yukio Kikuchi
• Ryuju Kobayashi as Kaoru
• Shingo Gotsuji as Kazuo Kimura
• Motoki Fukami as Martini Maki
• Marie Machida as Mari

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