
A Woman Called Sada Abe
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.
Top Billed Cast

Junko Miyashita
Abe Sada

Eimei Esumi
Kishizô Ishida

Genshū Hanayagi
Geisha

Yoshie Kitsuda
Kishizo's Wife
Ikunosuke Koizumi
Detective
Featured Crew

Noboru Tanaka
Director
Shigeru Kuribayashi
Producer

Yoshihiro Yūki
Producer

Koichi Sakata
Original Music Composer
Shinji Yamada
Editor
Gunji Kawasaki
Production Design

Masaru Mori
Director of Photography

Yuji Meguro
Still Photographer
Akio Ido
Screenplay
Mitsuyoshi Hikawa
Assistant Director
Mineko Kimizuka
Script Supervisor
Hideyuki Kobayashi
Lighting Director