Sada
"A true story of sexual obsession."
The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.
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June 16, 2019
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.