Woman-Killer in Oil Hell (女殺油地獄) 15 years old

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.

Credits

Woman-Killer in Oil Hell Cast

Name Character
Yūrei Yanagi He was 46, now 61 years old
Shôhei Hino
Nozomi Fujikawa She was 30, now 45 years old as Okiku
Kinuo Yamada She was 27, now 43 years old as Okichi

Woman-Killer in Oil Hell Crew

Name Department
Monzaemon Chikamatsu as Original Story. Writing
Shinobu Sakagami as Director. He was 41 (now 57) years old Directing
Shinobu Sakagami as Screenplay. He was 41 (now 57) years old Writing
Woman-Killer in Oil Hell (15 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 23, 2009
  • Runtime: 95 minutes