The Oil-Hell Murder

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The Oil-Hell Murder
Film poster
Directed byHideo Gosha
Written byHideo Gosha
StarringKanako Higuchi
Release date
  • 23 May 1992 (1992-05-23)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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 the 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.

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Notes

  1. The names of the works are the same in Japanese and only differ in English.

References

  1. "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.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. "Foreign Oscar entries submitted". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2015.