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A Woman Called Sada Abe

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1975 · 76 min Crime Drama Romance
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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Original Title 実録阿部定
Year 1975
Country Japan
Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
Director Noboru Tanaka
Runtime 76 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (31 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative on the clash between social propriety and raw, untamed passion, employing a visually poetic approach to physicality. It relies on its factual origins to explore the darkest recesses of psychology where love borders on possession.

What lingers after viewing is a haunting examination of desire as both liberation and destruction. The line between tenderness and violence becomes terrifyingly blurred. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Noboru Tanaka

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Watch in complete darkness, prepared for a psychologically intense experience. For mature viewers only.

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