Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion

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2017 / 27min.

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Genres

Documentary

Crime

Synopsis

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.

Directors

Sophie Peyrard

Actors

Sada Abe

Katsuyuki Hidaka

Gérald Peloux

Stéphan de Mesnildot

Emanuelle Blanchard

Christine Marran

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