A Woman Called Sada Abe
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.
Top Billed Cast
Junko Miyashita
Abe Sada
Eimei Esumi
Kishizô Ishida
Genshū Hanayagi
Geisha
Yoshie Kitsuda
Kishizo's Wife
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Detective
Featured Crew
Gunji Kawasaki
Production Design
Yoshihiro Yūki
Producer
Noboru Tanaka
Director
Shigeru Kuribayashi
Producer
Koichi Sakata
Original Music Composer
Shinji Yamada
Editor
Yuji Meguro
Still Photographer
Masaru Mori
Director of Photography
Mitsuyoshi Hikawa
Assistant Director
Hideyuki Kobayashi
Lighting Director
Akio Ido
Screenplay
Mineko Kimizuka
Script Supervisor
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