The Oil-Hell Murder
| The Oil-Hell Murder | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Hideo Gosha |
| Written by | Hideo Gosha |
| Starring | Kanako Higuchi |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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 story of murder, lust, custom, and violence centers around oil sellers in 18th century Osaka. It is based on a 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
[edit]- Kanako Higuchi as Okichi
- Miwako Fujitani
- Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Renji Ishibashi
- Takurô Tatsumi
- Sumie Sasaki
Production
[edit]- Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art director
See also
[edit]- Cinema of Japan
- List of submissions to the 65th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Notes
[edit]- ^ The two are actually called the same in Japanese and only in English they have different names.
References
[edit]- ^ "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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