Sada

(1998)

★ 7 IMDb · 18 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1998

Runtime: 132 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 大林宣彦

Cast: 黒木瞳, 片岡鶴太郎, 三木のり平, 椎名桔平, 根岸季衣, Рэндзи Исибаси, ベンガル, 嶋田久作, 田口トモロヲ, 井川比佐志

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.