Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion

Name: Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Released: 2017
Duration: 27 min
Cast: Emanuelle Blanchard, Katsuyuki Hidaka, Christine Marran, Gérald Peloux, Stéphan de Mesnildot

Movie 2017-10-23 27m Documentary Crime

On May 18, 1936, Abe Sada, a former geisha, kills her lover by "erotic asphyxiation", then slices his sex and inscribes his name in his flesh. In an ultra-controlled and militarized Japan, the press is passionate about this transgressive incident, while the murderer defends herself, presenting her crime as an act of "crazy love". Relayed to the West, this murder conveys the image of a fantasized Japan, where all impulses are given free rein.

Status

Released

2017-10-23

Runtime

27m

Studio

ARTE France Cinéma

Country

France

Links

Letterboxd

Director

Sophie Peyrard

Cast

Emanuelle Blanchard Narrator

Katsuyuki Hidaka

Christine Marran

Gérald Peloux

Stéphan de Mesnildot

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