Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion
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.
Top Cast
Emanuelle Blanchard
as Narrator
Narrator
Katsuyuki Hidaka
as
Christine Marran
as
More Like This

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
1896 • Movie

Little Potato
2017 • Movie

Round About Hollywood
1931 • Movie

Lady Samurai
2019 • Movie

FELIZ 200!
2025 • Movie

How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story)
2009 • Movie

Passaic Mosaic
2008 • Movie

On Fire
2013 • Movie

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
1895 • Movie

Under the Bridge of Fear
2013 • Movie
Killing Joke
1980 • Movie
Your Next Job
1945 • Movie

Unknown Asset
• Movie

Night and Fog
1956 • Movie

Calçada
2024 • Movie