A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975)
A true-life tale of a broken woman whose hedonistic tryst with a high-class restaurateur resulted in a horrific crime of passion that littered Tokyo headlines in 1936.
Director:
Noboru Tanaka
Writer:
Akio Ido
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Junko Miyashita as Sada Abe |
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Eimei Esumi as Kichizo Ishida |
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Nagatoshi Sakamoto as Osato |
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Genshū Hanayagi as Geisha |
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Hiroshi Gojo as Masseur |
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Ikunosuke Koizumi as Detective |
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Ran Chihaya as Mansaki Maid |
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Akira Hisamatsu as Sada's Father |
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Yoshie Kitsuda as Kishizo's Wife |
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Yoko Oyanagi as Shinagawa-kan Maid |
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Saburō Shōji as Bouncer |
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Bunta Tani as Barber |
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Kyoichi Mizuki as Thrift Store Clerk |
| Production | Yoshihiro Yūki | Producer |
| Directing | Noboru Tanaka | Director |
| Sound | Koichi Sakata | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shinji Yamada | Editor |
| Camera | Yuji Meguro | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Masaru Mori | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Hideyuki Kobayashi | Lighting Director |
| Writing | Akio Ido | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mineko Kimizuka | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Eiji Kimura | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Hiroyasu Shinoda | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Seigo Hosogoe | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Katsunari Uchida | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Masao Kanazawa | Assistant Gaffer |
| Lighting | Masami Tainobu | Assistant Gaffer |
| Camera | Mineji Yamauchi | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Shigeru Kuribayashi | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Keisuke Kurihara | Production Manager |
| Editing | Toshiyuki Seki | Color Grading |
| Directing | Mitsuyoshi Hikawa | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yoshiro Takahashi | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Masanori Sumimori | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Gunji Kawasaki | Art Direction |