Never before had a man and a woman loved each other so intensely.
A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.
$7,650,000
September 15, 1976
Argos films, Oshima Productions
24 people
Eiko Matsuda
Sada Abe
Acting
Tatsuya Fuji
Kichizo Ishida
Acting
Aoi Nakajima
Toku
Acting
Yasuko Matsui
Tagawa Inn Manager
Acting
Meika Seri
Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)
Acting
Kanae Kobayashi
Old Geisha Kikuryû
Acting
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Beggar
Acting
Kyōji Kokonoe
Teacher Ômiya
Acting
Naomi Shiraishi
Geisha Yaeji
Acting
Shinkichi Noda
Street Restaurant Owner
Directing
Komikichi Hori
Mitsuwa Geisha
Acting
Kikuhei Matsunoya
Hôkan Jester
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