The Oil-Hell Murder
1992 Japanese film
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The Oil-Hell Murder (女殺油地獄, Onna goroshi abura no jigoku) is a 1992 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha. It was Japan's submission to the 65th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2][3]
| The Oil-Hell Murder | |
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| Directed by | Hideo Gosha |
| Written by | Hideo Gosha |
| Starring | Kanako Higuchi |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The story of murder, lust, custom, and violence centers around oil sellers in 18th century Osaka. It is based on the bunraku and kabuki play The Woman-Killer and the Hell of Oil[a] by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It was released by the Criterion Collection in summer 2013 on their Hulu channel.
Cast
- Kanako Higuchi as Okichi
- Miwako Fujitani
- Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Renji Ishibashi
- Takurô Tatsumi
- Sumie Sasaki
See also
Notes
- The names of the works are the same in Japanese and only differ in English.
