Crime ·Drama ·Horror ·Thriller · Japan · 1969 · 1h 32m

Love and Crime

明治・大正・昭和　猟奇女犯罪史

Director

Cast

Teruo Yoshida as Murase Rika Fujie as Kinue Munakata (segment "Toyokaku jiken") Kenjirō Ishiyama as Kosuke Saito (segment "Toyokaku jiken") Mitsuko Aoi as Chiyo Saito (segment "Toyokaku jiken") Takashi Fujiki as Shibuya (segment "Toyokaku jiken") Yukie Kagawa as Sada Abe - 1936 (segment "Abe Sada jiken")

Crew

Motoya Washio — Director of Photography Tadao Kanda — Editor Masao Yagi — Original Music Composer Masahiro Kakefuda — Screenplay Shizuo Nonami — Screenplay Teruo Ishii — Screenplay

Synopsis

A series of short stories about bizarre crimes committed by females in the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Eras. Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Teruo Ishii Director Motoya Washio Director of Photography Tadao Kanda Editor Masao Yagi Original Music Composer Masahiro Kakefuda Screenplay Shizuo Nonami Screenplay Teruo Ishii Screenplay

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