Released Date:
1998-04-11
Languages:
Japanese
Countries:
Japan
Runtime:
132 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.6 (192 Reviews)
Director:
Nobuhiko èbayashiBased 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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