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Sada Abe

Name in Native Language: "阿部 定" (Japanese/JA)
Geisha / Sex Worker | * 05/28/1905 († 66, 01/01/1972) | Tokyo (Japan)
Sada Abe (阿部 定, Abe Sada, May 28, 1905 – after 1971) was a Japanese geisha and prostitute who murdered her lover, Kichizō Ishida (石田 吉蔵), via strangulation on May 18, 1936, before cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying them around with her in her kimono. The story became a national sensation in Japan, acquiring mythic overtones, and has been interpreted by artists, philosophers, novelists and filmmakers. Abe was released after serving five years in prison and went on to write an autobiography. ()

Sada Abeis mainly remembered forerotically asphyxiatingher lover,Kichizo Ishida,on May 18, 1936, and then cutting off hispenisandtesticlesand carrying them around with her in her handbag. The story became a national sensation in Japan, acquiring mythic overtones, and has since been interpreted by artists, philosophers, novelists and filmmakers.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Crime | Drama

Movies with Sada Abe as Actress(1)

as Herself - 1969 (segment "Abe Sada jiken")1969 Love and Crime

Full Name: Sada Abe
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Sunday, 05/28 1905 (May) in Tokyo (Japan)
Died: Saturday, 01/01 1972 (January) (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Sada Abe (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"阿部定"
"あべ さだ" (Kana/Japanese)
"Abe Sada"
Sada Abe frequently works together with these people:
Teruo Ishii (2x, Crew)
Masao Yagi (1x, Crew)
Yukie Kagawa (1x, Actress)
Rika Fujie (1x, Actress)
Tōru Yuri (1x, Actor)
Kei Kiyama (1x, Actress)
Mie Hanabusa (1x, Cast)
Akira Ôizumi (1x, Actor)
Tadao Kanda (1x, Crew)
Teruo Yoshida (1x, Actor)
Teruko Yumi (1x, Cast)
Michiko Obata (1x, Cast)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:591009, Added: 10/16/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024