Drama,Thriller,Horror,Mystery
Japan
Guilty of Romance is a psychological thriller film directed by Sion Sono. The film revolves around two women who lead contrasting lives in a city of Tokyo. A detective, Izumi (Megumi Kagurazaka), investigates the brutal murder of a woman in a red light district. Meanwhile, a reserved housewife, named Izumi (Miki Mizuno), leads a double life as a high-end call girl secretly, but eventually, her two worlds collide.
Izumi, the detective, is married to a novelist who is also her boss. She is often tormented by her husband's lack of interest in her and her job. Her investigation into the murder of the woman in the red light district leads her to a classy professor, Mitsuko (Makoto Togashi), who is the ringleader of a group of women who indulge in extreme sex and pornography. As Izumi delves deeper into the case, she starts slipping into the dark, twisted world of the professor and the women.
Izumi the housewife, on the other hand, leads a seemingly content life with her husband and their daughter. However, she harbours a dark secret - she is a high-end call girl who works under a pseudonym known as "Beauty". When she meets Mitsuko, she becomes more aware of the pleasures and the pain of sexuality, and eventually becomes obsessed with her own sexual freedom. This slowly starts affecting her domestic life and puts her at odds with her husband.
The film ultimately reveals how the two women's lives intertwine in ways that are both shocking and exhilarating. With its provocative themes, explicit imagery, and complex plot structure, Guilty of Romance is a film that pushes the envelope of genre conventions and explores the darker, twisted sides of human sexuality.
