The Oil-Hell Murder
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| Directed by | Hideo Gosha |
| Screenplay by | Masato Ide |
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| Cinematography | Fujio Morita |
| Edited by | Isamu Ichida |
| Music by | Masaru Sato |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Oil-Hell Murder (Japanese: 女殺油地獄, Hepburn: Onna goroshi abura no jigoku) is a 1992 Japanese drama film directed by Hideo Gosha. It was Gosha's final film, released three months prior to his death in August 1992. The film 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 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. The Oil-Hell Murder was released by the Criterion Collection in summer 2013 on their Hulu channel.
Cast
- Kanako Higuchi as Okichi
- Miwako Fujitani as Kogiku
- Shinichi Tsutsumi as Yohei
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Renji Ishibashi
- Takurō Tatsumi
- Sumie Sasaki
See also
Notes
- ↑ The names of the works are the same in Japanese and only differ in English.
References
- ↑ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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