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 a 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. Cast Kanako Higuchi as Okichi Miwako Fujitani Shin'ichi Tsutsumi Hiroyuki Nagato Renji Ishibashi Takurô Tatsumi Sumie Sasaki Production Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art director See also Cinema of Japan List of submissions to the 65th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Notes References External links 1990s Japanese-language films 1992 films 1990s Japanese films