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JAPAN · 1998

Sada

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave obsessive love crime of passion sexual desire celebrity and notoriety jealousy
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Synopsis

The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis.

Year1998
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
MovementJapanese New Wave
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