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The Oil-Hell Murder

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.

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 by Chikamatsu Monzaemon. It was released by the Criterion Collection in summer 2013 on their Hulu channel.

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