Sada (1998)

7.0/10 • 132 min • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Hitomi Kuroki

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tatsuzo Kikumoto

Norihei Miki

Kippei Shiina

Toshie Negishi

Renji Ishibashi

Bengal

Sanosuke Tachibana

Kyusaku Shimada

Tomorowo Taguchi

Hisashi Igawa

Mansaku Ikeuchi

Toshihiko Saito

Ayumi Ito

Yasufumi Hayashi

Wakaba Irie

Kōen Okumura

Jiro Sakagami

Miyazaki Toshisaburo

Riki Takeuchi

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