Sada

A true story of sexual obsession.

4/11/19982h 12min7.0/10(18 TMDB votes)

Drama

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

Plot

On 17 May 1936–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 Abe killed and emasculated her lover. Condemned by the law, Sada finds herself lionised by the press and hailed as a 'saint' of love. Because hers was a crime of passion, the purity of her motivation elevates her from criminal to heroine.