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11 April 1998 (Japan) moreTagline:
A true story of sexual obsession.Plot:
The film follows the life of Sada Abe, who became a celebrity in 1936 after strangling her lover and slicing off his penis. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Delicate Japanese sado erotic stuff - if that doesn't confuse you. moreCast
(Credited cast) | Hitomi Kuroki | ... | Sada Abe |
| Tsurutaro Kataoka | ... | Tatsuzo Kikumoto |
| Norihei Miki | ... | Takuzo Abe |
| Kippei Shiina | ... | Masaru Okada |
| Toshie Negishi | ... | Yoshi Kikumoto |
| Bengal | ... | Sanosuke Tachibana |
| Renji Ishibashi | ... | Shinkichi |
| Kyusaku Shimada | ... | Takiguchi |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Yasufumi Hayashi | ... | Young Soldier |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Detective |
| Mansaku Ikeuchi | ... | Toshihiko Saito |
| Wakaba Irie | ... | Toki |
| Ayumi Ito | ||
| Jiro Sakagami | ... | Risaburo Miyazaki |
| Tomorowo Taguchi | ... | Kin-chan |
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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The contrast between Oshima's IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES and the delicacy and stylishness of this film, which treats the same subject, is striking.
Whether the story of a woman who cuts off her lover's privates is better handled by a ham fisted celebrity pornographer is questionable.
Nobuhiko Obayashi's version comes complete with Brechtian devices (singing characters, narration by actors explaining their roles , switches to colour in which the blood remains black) and an elegant star turn by Miss Hitomi Kuroki, all of which make the piece intriguing and show considerable skill.
It hasn't attracted any of the censor controversy of the better know (and dodgy) version and hasn't earned it's makers a spot in film histories. Too bad.