Basic Info
Release: May 23, 2009
Runtime: 95 min
Status: Released
Videos
Oil Merchant's Wife_trailer-VIMEO-16x9 2 (Vimeo)
The Oil Merchant's Wife (Woman Killer in Oil Hell) - OFFICIAL TRAILER - Japanese Movie (2009) (YouTube)
The Oil Merchant's Wife
2009
95 min
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Nozomi Fujikawa
Okiku
Kinuo Yamada
Okichi
Shingo Yasuda
Yohee
Yûrei Yanagi
Shōhei Hino
Crew
Shinobu Sakagami
Director
Takahiro Izutani
Music
Shinobu Sakagami
Screenplay
Yasushi Sakagami
Producer
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