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Sada

7.0/10
TMDB18 votes
1998Original: Japanese132 min

On 17 May 1936–during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable–Sada Abe killed and emasculated her lover. Condemned by the law, Sada finds herself lionised by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because hers was a crime of passion, the purity of her motivation elevates her from criminal to heroine.

Genres: Drama
Cast: Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei Miki, Kippei Shiina, Toshie Negishi

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About Sada

A true story of sexual obsession.

Sada (1998) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. The cast includes Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei Miki, Kippei Shiina.

Released
1998-04-11
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
132 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Shochiku
Writers
Hiroko Nishizawa, Nobuhiko Obayashi

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7.0/10 from 18 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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Based upon the case of Sada Abe, who on May 17 1936 killed and emasculated her lover. These events took place during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable. Sada, condemned by the law, found herself lionized by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because she committed murder out of passion, the…

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Based upon the case of Sada Abe, who on May 17 1936 killed and emasculated her lover. These events took place during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable. Sada, condemned by the law, found herself lionized by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because she committed murder out of passion, the purity of her motivation elevated her from the status of criminal to that of popular heroine.

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What is Sada about?

On 17 May 1936–during a period of war, economic depression, public unease and growing militarism, a time of unrest and confusion when public opinion was, at best, unpredictable–Sada Abe killed and emasculated her lover. Condemned by the law, Sada finds herself lionised by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because hers was a crime of passion, the purity of her motivation elevates her from criminal to heroine.

Who stars in Sada?

Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei Miki, Kippei Shiina, Toshie Negishi, Renji Ishibashi. See the cast cards above for character names.

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