Guilty of Romance

Writer/director Shion Sono's sensual film noir tells the provocative story of a female detective (Miki Mizuno) whose investigation into a murder committed in the sordid Tokyo underground converges with the odyssey of a bored housewife (Megumi Kagurazaka) exploring her sexuality. As both women venture into a world of decadent eroticism, control over their own desires hangs in the balance. With Makoto Togashi, Kazuya Kojima. Original Japanese version; 144 min./International version; 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English. In Japanese with English subtitles.