Sada
A true story of sexual obsession.
On 17 May 1936–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 Abe killed and emasculated her lover. Condemned by the law, Sada finds herself lionised by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because hers was a crime of passion, the purity of her motivation elevates her from criminal to heroine.
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Hitomi Kuroki
Sada Abe
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tatsuzo Kikumoto
Norihei Miki
Takuzo Abe
Kippei Shiina
Masaru Okada
Toshie Negishi
Yoshi Kikumoto
Renji Ishibashi
Shinkichi
Bengal
Sanosuke Tachibana
Kyusaku Shimada
Takiguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Kin
Hisashi Igawa
Detective
Mansaku Ikeuchi
Toshihiko Saito
Ayumi Ito
Maid
Yasufumi Hayashi
Young Soldier
Wakaba Irie
Toki
Kōen Okumura
Tofu Shop
Jiro Sakagami
Miyazaki Toshisaburo
Kanehiro Ri
Young Chef
Riki Takeuchi
Young Officer
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