A Woman Called Sada Abe
1975 · 76 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 633 VOTES · DIR. Noboru Tanaka
Overview
The young and beautiful Sada Abe, the daughter of a rich merchant, is banished for losing her virginity after being raped by a college student. Sada wanders the city, becoming a geisha and eventually meeting Kichizo, a posh restaurateur who falls under her spell. Together, they embark on a week-long sexual escapade filled with dangerous obsessions. Their complete descent into each others desires culminates in a shocking crime of passion which captures the city's headlines. Based on a real event from 1936.
Dialogue Timeline — 407 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 A NIKKATSU PRODUCTION
00:00:50 After he died...
00:03:26 You're so nice
00:08:04 You're late! Been playing around?
00:09:32 You couldn't kill with that
00:12:03 Please don't forget me, darling
00:20:47 Kichi...
00:25:08 He really loves me
00:27:39 More than I love you
00:30:20 I bet my family's making a fuss
00:31:43 Did you take my letter?
00:34:05 Don't mind about me. Shall I strangle you?
00:37:52 My neck feels hot...
00:40:26 ... on a rock in the wilderness
00:42:26 I can't stand the maids staring at me anymore
00:44:16 Of course
00:50:11 People really fall in love only once in their lives
00:52:11 I won't let anybody hurt you
01:01:57 But I thought...
01:03:34 You've been kind to me. I'm happy
01:05:52 It's not just me
01:10:12 Sada and Kichi alone
01:12:26 Photography: Masaru Mori
01:13:10 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed407
Dialogue density5.4 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:13:10
Production Record
DirectorNoboru Tanaka
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes633