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.
Cast
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)
Kimiko Ishii
Unknown
Katsue Tamiyama
Fat Mansaki Maid
Hitomi Fukuhara
Bullseye / Girl with Umbrella
Kyoko Okada
Hangyoku / Young Geisha
Crew
Nagisa Ōshima
Director, Writer
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Patrick Sauvion
Editor
Claire Painchault
Assistant Editor
Hideo Itō
Director of Photography
Masayuki Motomochi
Assistant Director
Shizuo Satô
Assistant Director
Saburo Li
Assistant Director
Yōichi Sai
Assistant Director
Anatole Dauman
Producer
Shigemasa Toda
Production Design, Costume Design
Masahiro Katō
Costume Design
Kikue Osawa
Hairstylist
Kôji Takemura
Makeup Artist
Henri Humbert
Sound Effects
Alex Pront
Sound Recordist
Tetsuo Yasuda
Sound Recordist
Terumi Hosoishi
Special Effects
Isao Nishimura
Special Effects
Minoru Miki
Original Music Composer
Dai Arakawa
Set Decoration
Yukio Oyamada
Still Photographer
Hiroaki Fujiama
Electrician
Hitoshi Nojiri
Property Master
Takashi Ueno
Property Master
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Gaffer
Kōji Wakamatsu
Production Manager
Susumu Iwabuchi
Production Manager
Eiko Oshima
Production Manager
Hayao Shibata
Production Manager
Katsue Tomiyama
Production Manager
Shigeru Wakatsuki
Production Manager
Shigenori Shimoishizaka
Art Direction
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