Woman-Killer in Oil Hell

Starting with director Gosha Hideo's version in 1992, the puppet theater of Chikamatsu Monzaemon has been made into a film on countless occasions. The actor Sakagami Shinobu wrote and directed this version. This new interpretation focuses on a woman who played a minor role in the original version, and features a bold performance from former pin-up model Fujikawa Nozomi. Yohee (Yasuda Shingo), son and heir of the store Kawachiya, runs up huge debts due to his obsession with the prostitute Okiku (Fujikawa). Told by her husband Chizaemon, Okichi (Yamada Kinuwo) goes to condemn Yohee. On her way back home, Okiku laughs and mocks her, which Okichi finds sexually exciting.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

95 minutes

Year:

2009

Director:

Shinobu Sakagami

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Company:

TORNADO FILM

Cast:
Nozomi Fujikawa

Okiku

Kinuo Yamada

Okichi

Shingo Yasuda

Yohee

Yûrei Yanagi

Shōhei Hino

Crew:
Takahiro Izutani

Music

Shinobu Sakagami

Director

Gaku Narita

Editor

Monzaemon Chikamatsu

Original Story

Shinobu Sakagami

Screenplay