The Oil-Hell Murder
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]
The story of murder, lust, custom, and violence centers around oil sellers in 18th century Osaka. It is based on a kabuki play by Chikamatsu of the same name. It was released by the Criterion Collection in summer 2013 on their Hulu channel.
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- ↑ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.