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.

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Cast

Hitomi Kuroki

Sada Abe

Tsurutaro Kataoka

Tatsuzo Kikumoto

Norihei Miki

Takuzo Abe

Kippei Shiina

Masaru Okada

Toshie Negishi

Yoshi Kikumoto

Renji Ishibashi

Shinkichi

Bengal

Sanosuke Tachibana

Kyusaku Shimada

Takiguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Kin

Hisashi Igawa

Detective

Mansaku Ikeuchi

Toshihiko Saito

Ayumi Ito

Maid