

"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.
Director: Nagisa Ōshima
Writers: Nagisa Ōshima

Eiko Matsuda
Sada Abe

Tatsuya Fuji
Kichizo Ishida

Aoi Nakajima
Toku

Yasuko Matsui
Tagawa Inn Manager

Meika Seri
Matsuko (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kanae Kobayashi
Old Geisha Kikuryû

Taiji Tonoyama
Old Beggar

Kyōji Kokonoe
Teacher Ômiya

Naomi Shiraishi
Geisha Yaeji

Shinkichi Noda
Street Restaurant Owner

Komikichi Hori
Mitsuwa Geisha

Kikuhei Matsunoya
Hôkan Jester

Akiko Koyama
Mansaki Geisha

Yuriko Azuma
Mitsuwa Geisha

Rei Minami
Mitsuwa Geisha

Machiko Aoki
Mitsuwa Maid

Mariko Abe
Kinu (Yoshidaya Maid)

Kiyomi Yasuda
Mitsuwa Geisha

Hiroko Fuji
O-Tsune (Yoshidaya Head Maid)

Tomi Mitsuboshi
Chieko (Yoshidaya Maid)