5.9/10
NETFLIX Rating : 2.5
IMDB Rating : 6.7
FD Smart Rating : 5.9
Synopsis : This drama tells the true story of Sada Abe, a geisha-turned-prostitute who made headlines in Japan for castrating and murdering her lover in 1936.
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Japan
Kippei Shiina , Renji Ishibashi , Tsurutaro Kataoka , Hitomi Kuroki , Bengal , Toshie Negishi , Norihei Miki , Kyusaku Shimada , Kippei Shina
Japanese [Original]
Japanese
Biography, Drama
1998
2h9m
General Audiences
Based upon the case of Sada Abe, who on May 17 1936 killed and emasculated her lover. These events took place 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, condemned by the law, found herself lionized by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because she committed murder out of passion, the purity of her motivation elevated her from the status of criminal to that of popular heroine.