Abe Sada: A Japanese Crime of Passion
Documentary, Crime
2017, FR
27m
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Emanuelle Blanchard
Katsuyuki Hidaka
Christine Marran
Gérald Peloux
Stéphan de Mesnildot
Sada Abe
Sophie Peyrard
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On May 18, 1936, Abe Sada, a former geisha, kills her lover by "erotic asphyxiation", then slices his sex and inscribes his name in his flesh. In an ultra-controlled and militarized Japan, the press is passionate about this transgressive incident, while the murderer defends herself, presenting her crime as an act of "crazy love". Relayed to the West, this murder conveys the image of a fantasized Japan, where all impulses are given free rein.
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