Guilty of Romance

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Movie: Guilty of Romance
Romaji: Koi no Tsumi
Japanese: 恋の罪
Director: Sion Sono
Writer: Sion Sono
Producer: Yoshinori Chiba
Cinematographer: Sohei Tanikawa
World Premiere: May, 2011 (Cannes Film Festival)
Release Date: November 12, 2011
Runtime: 144 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Erotic
Production Company: Nikkatsu
Distributor: Nikkatsu
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

On a rainy day, a woman's dead boy is found in an apartment. Female detective Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is in charge of the case. Although Kazuko has a happy life with her family, she can't disconnect her relationship with her lover. While trying to unravel the mysterious murder case, Kazuko finds out the secret of university assistant professor Mitsuko (Makoto Togashi) and Izumi (Megumi Kagurazaka) who is a devoted housewife. Her husband is a popular novelist.

Cast



Miki Mizuno	Makoto Togashi	Megumi Kagurazaka
Kazuko Yoshida	Mitsuko Ozawa	Izumi kikuchi



Kazuya Kojima	Satoshi Nikaido	Ryuju Kobayashi	Shingo Gotsuji	Motoki Fukami
Shoji	Masao Yoshida	Kaoru	Kazuo Kimura	Maki Martini



Chika Uchida	Marie Machida	Ryo Iwamatsu	Hisako Ohkata	Kanji Tsuda
Eri Doi	Mari	supermarket manager	Shizu Ozawa	Yukio Kikuchi

Additional Cast Members:

Miwako Wagatsuma

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Film Festivals

2011 (64th) Cannes Film Festival - May 11 - May 22, 2011 - Director's Fortnight Special Screening *World Premiere
2011 (17th) L'Etrange Festival - September 2-11, 2011
2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - A Window on Asian Cinema
2011 (44th) Sitges Film Festival - October 6-16, 2011 - Official Fantastic in Compettition
2011 (22nd) Stockholm International Film Festival - November 9-20, 2011 - Asian Images *Nordic Premiere
2011 (26th) Mar del Plata Film Festival - November 5-13, 2011 - Panorama - Auteurs
2011 (6th) Kinotayo Film Festival - November 9-November 30, 2011 - Hors Compétition
2012 (32nd) Fantasporto International Film Festival - February 24-March 3, 2012 - Director's Week
2012 (36th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21-April 5, 20112 - Midnight Heat
2012 (13th) Japan Filmfest Hamburg - May 23-27, 2012

Awards

Best Motion Picture (OFICIAL FANTÀSTIC IN-COMPETITION ÒRBITA) - 2011 (44th) Sitges Film Festival - October 6-16, 2011
Best Supporting Actress ("Megumi Kagurazaka") - 2012 (7th) Osaka Cinema Festival - March 4, 2012