A Woman Called Sada Abe
76 mins
The young and beautiful Sada Abe, the daughter of a rich merchant, is banished for losing her virginity after being raped by a college student. Sada wanders the city, becoming a geisha and eventually meeting Kichizo, a posh restaurateur who falls under her spell. Together, they embark on a week-long sexual escapade filled with dangerous obsessions. Their complete descent into each others desires culminates in a shocking crime of passion which captures the city's headlines. Based on a real event from 1936.
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Detective
Ran Chihaya
Maid
Yoko Oyagi
Maid
Kyoichi Mizuki
Thrift Store Clerk
Hiroshi Gojo
Massager
Akira Hisamatsu
Sada's Father
Gunji Kawasaki
Production Design
Shinji Yamada
Editor
Shigeru Kuribayashi
Producer
Mitsuyoshi Hikawa
Assistant Director
Hideyuki Kobayashi
Lighting Director
Eiji Kimura
Sound Recordist
Mineko Kimizuka
Script Supervisor
Akio Ido
Screenplay