A Woman Called Sada Abe
Directed by Noboru Tanaka
Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation
A dark, intimate portrait of obsessive passion and psychological unraveling that culminates in a notorious crime of passion.
A true-life tale of a broken woman whose hedonistic tryst with a high-class restaurateur resulted in a horrific crime of passion that littered Tokyo headlines in 1936.
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Questions people ask
Is A Woman Called Sada Abe sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does A Woman Called Sada Abe end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is A Woman Called Sada Abe violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is A Woman Called Sada Abe easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is A Woman Called Sada Abe scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Woman Called Sada Abe
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Woman Called Sada Abe
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Woman Called Sada Abe, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Woman Called Sada Abe, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Woman Called Sada Abe, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
