Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion (2017)
27m
Running Time
October 23, 2017Release Date
Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion (2017)
27m
Running Time
October 23, 2017Release Date
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Plot.
On May 18, 1936, Abe Sada, a former geisha, kills her lover by "erotic asphyxiation", then slices his sex and inscribes his name in his flesh. In an ultra-controlled and militarized Japan, the press is passionate about this transgressive incident, while the murderer defends herself, presenting her crime as an act of "crazy love". Relayed to the West, this murder conveys the image of a fantasized Japan, where all impulses are given free rein.
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Cast & Crew.
Emanuelle Blanchard
Narrator
Dominique Kalifa
Researcher
Louis Coat
Executive Producer
Sophie Peyrard
Director / Writer
Katsuyuki Hidaka
Stéphan de Mesnildot
Sada Abe
Christine Marran