Sada
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Hitomi Kuroki
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Norihei Miki
Kippei Shena
Negishi Toshie
Film Details
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Synopsis
The story of Sada Abe begins with her birth in 1905 to a poor family and her violent rape at 14. A medical student finds her, gives her medical attention, and consols her with donuts. It is only later that she discovers he was a leper who can never leave an island. She never forgets him and keeps a surgical knife as a remembrance. Soon, she is forced into prostitution until she becomes the mistress of a member of the Nagoya City Council who installs her at a lodging house that doubles as a restaurant. Sada is soon attracted to the married owner of the restaurant, Tatsuzo, and they begin an affair which is subsequently discovered by his wife. Driven from their home, they hole up in an inn where they constantly make love until Sada accidentally kills Tatsuzo during a sex game. In order to keep a part of him forever, she cuts of his penis using the leper's knife, is soon arrested, but serves a very light sentence.
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast
Hitomi Kuroki
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Norihei Miki
Kippei Shena
Negishi Toshie
Renji Ishibashi
Kyusaka Shimada
Wakaba Irie
Jiro Sakagami
Tomoroh Taguchi
Mansaku Ikeuchi
Yashumi Hayashi
Hishashi Igawa
Crew
Mamoru Ashida
Shohei Hayashi
Sotaro Manabi
Chukon Minami
Toshio Nabeshima
Yuko Nishizawa
Kyoko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Chieko Okano
Noritaka Sakamoto
Koichi Takeguchi
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the FIPRESCI prize at the 1998 Berlin International Film Festival.
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States February 1998
Released in United States on Video August 10, 2004
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.
The story of Sada Abe was previously filmed by Nagisa Oshima as "In the Realm of the Senses" (Japan/1976).
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 27 - September 7, 1998.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video August 10, 2004
