A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975)
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.
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 |
| Directing | Noboru Tanaka | Director |
| Production | Yoshihiro Yūki | Producer |
| Sound | Koichi Sakata | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shinji Yamada | Editor |
| Camera | Masaru Mori | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Yuji Meguro | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Akio Ido | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mineko Kimizuka | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Hideyuki Kobayashi | Lighting Director |
| 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 |
