Sada Abe
Hitomi Kuroki
Sada Abe
Overview
The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.
Trailer
Sada (1998) Trailer
Cast
Tatsuzo Kikumoto
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tatsuzo Kikumoto
Takuzo Abe
Norihei Miki
Takuzo Abe
Masaru Okada
Kippei Shiina
Masaru Okada
Yoshi Kikumoto
Toshie Negishi
Yoshi Kikumoto
Shinkichi
Renji Ishibashi
Shinkichi
Sanosuke Tachibana
Bengal
Sanosuke Tachibana
Takiguchi
Kyūsaku Shimada
Takiguchi
Kin
Tomorowo Taguchi
Kin
Detective
Hisashi Igawa
Detective
Toshihiko Saito
Mansaku Ikeuchi
Toshihiko Saito
Maid
Ayumi Ito
Maid
Reviews
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Based upon the case of Sada Abe, who on May 17 1936 killed and emasculated her lover. These events took place during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable. Sada, condemned by the law, found herself lionized by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because she committed murder out of passion, the purity of her motivation elevated her from the status of criminal to that of popular heroine.
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