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Based on real-life events, this erotic thriller tells the sad and sadistic tale of a Japanese geisha whose behavior spiraled out of control.
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| Release Date | 1998-04-11 |
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| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Directors | Nobuhiko Obayashi, Noritaka Sakamoto |
| Producers | Hisao Nabeshima, Kyôko Ôbayashi |
| Writers | Hiroko Nishizawa, Hiroko Nishizawa, Nobuhiko Obayashi |
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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