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.
Unfortunately the movie A Woman Called Sada Abe is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Noboru Tanaka | Director |
| Production | Shigeru Kuribayashi | Producer |
| Production | Yoshihiro Yûki | Producer |
| Sound | Koichi Sakata | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Shinji Yamada | Editor |
| Art | Gunji Kawasaki | Production Design |
| Camera | Masaru Mori | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Yuji Meguro | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Akio Ido | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mitsuyoshi Hikawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mineko Kimizuka | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Hideyuki Kobayashi | Lighting Director |
| Sound | Eiji Kimura | Sound Recordist |
