Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion
23/10/2017
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.
Documentary
Crime
Movie Information
Emanuelle Blanchard
as Narrator
Katsuyuki Hidaka
as
Christine Marran
as
Gérald Peloux
as
Stéphan de Mesnildot
as
Sada Abe
as
