The Oil Merchant's Wife

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The Oil Merchant's Wife (2009)

Directed by Shinobu Sakagami

Drama · 1h 35m

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.

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Cast

N
Nozomi Fujikawa Okiku Kinuo Yamada Okichi
S
Shingo Yasuda Yohee Yûrei Yanagi Shōhei Hino

Crew

Director
Shinobu Sakagami
Screenplay
Shinobu Sakagami
Director of Photography
Kei Yasuda
Editor
Gaku Narita
Producer
Yasushi Sakagami, Masanori Kawashima

Details

Original title
女殺油地獄
Release date
2009-05-23
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TORNADO FILM, Jolly Roger