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A Woman Called Sada Abe

19755.6 / 1076 min
Crime, Drama, Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Junko Miyashita

Junko Miyashita

Abe Sada

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Kishizô Ishida

Genshū Hanayagi

Genshū Hanayagi

Geisha

Yoshie Kitsuda

Yoshie Kitsuda

Kishizo's Wife

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Ikunosuke Koizumi

Detective

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Nagatoshi Sakamoto

Osato

Ran Chihaya

Ran Chihaya

Maid

Yōko Ōyagi

Yōko Ōyagi

Maid

Kyoichi Mizuki

Kyoichi Mizuki

Thrift Store Clerk

Hiroshi Gojo

Hiroshi Gojo

Massager

Saburō Shōji

Saburō Shōji

Bouncer

Bunta Tani

Bunta Tani

Akira Hisamatsu

Akira Hisamatsu

Sada's Father

Crew

Noboru Tanaka

Noboru Tanaka

Director

Yoshihiro Yūki

Yoshihiro Yūki

Producer

Koichi Sakata

Koichi Sakata

Original Music Composer

Shinji Yamada

Shinji Yamada

Editor

Masaru Mori

Masaru Mori

Director of Photography

Yuji Meguro

Yuji Meguro

Still Photographer

Akio Ido

Akio Ido

Screenplay

Mineko Kimizuka

Mineko Kimizuka

Script Supervisor

Hideyuki Kobayashi

Hideyuki Kobayashi

Lighting Director

Eiji Kimura

Eiji Kimura

Sound Recordist

Hiroyasu Shinoda

Hiroyasu Shinoda

Assistant Gaffer

Shogo Hosoetsu

Shogo Hosoetsu

Assistant Gaffer

Katsunari Uchida

Katsunari Uchida

Assistant Gaffer

Masao Kanazawa

Masao Kanazawa

Assistant Gaffer

Masami Tainobu

Masami Tainobu

Assistant Gaffer

Mineji Yamauchi

Mineji Yamauchi

Assistant Camera

Shigeru Kuribayashi

Shigeru Kuribayashi

Production Coordinator

Keisuke Kurihara

Keisuke Kurihara

Production Manager

Toshiyuki Seki

Toshiyuki Seki

Color Grading

Mitsuyoshi Hikawa

Mitsuyoshi Hikawa

First Assistant Director

Yoshiro Takahashi

Yoshiro Takahashi

Second Assistant Director

Masanori Sumimori

Masanori Sumimori

Second Assistant Director

Gunji Kawasaki

Gunji Kawasaki

Art Direction