Love and Crime (1969): Cast
Love and Crime is a 1969 drama thriller directed by Teruo Ishii, starring Teruko Yumi as Takahashi Oden (segment "Takahashi Oden"), Yukie Kagawa and Sada Abe. It runs 1 hour 32 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 32m (92 min)
- Director
- Teruo Ishii
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Toei Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Love and Crime About?
The premise of Love and Crime without spoilers.
A collection of vignettes depicting bizarre murders carried out by women during Japan’s Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras. It profiles four notorious figures: Takahashi Oden, the last woman ever beheaded in Japan; Sada Abe, the obsessive lover who killed her paramour; Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist‑killer; and the Toyokaku case, a woman who committed extreme crimes to secure ownership of a hotel.
Love and Crime Themes & Keywords
· 18 tags- murder
- joys of torture series
- woman
- rape
- year 1969
- year 1936
- true crime
- taisho era
- showa era
- severed penis
- real crime
- penis obsession
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- penis amputation
- penis
- murderess
- japanese woman
- meiji period
- based on true story
Love and Crime Cast & Characters
Teruko Yumi leads the cast as Takahashi Oden (segment "Takahashi Oden"), with Yukie Kagawa as Sada Abe - 1936 (segment "Abe Sada jiken") and Sada Abe. Directed by Teruo Ishii; 27 actors are credited in all.
- Director Teruo Ishii
- Teruko Yumi as Takahashi Oden (segment "Takahashi Oden")
- Yukie Kagawa as Sada Abe - 1936 (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
- Sada Abe as themselves
- Asao Koike as Yoshio Kodaira (segment "Kodaira jiken")
Also Starring in Love and Crime
· 23 more- Kenjirô Ishiyama Kosuke Saito (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
- Teruo Yoshida Murase
- Yoshi Katō Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
- Kichijirô Ueda Inaba (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
- Akikane Sawa Judge (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
- Takashi Fujiki Shibuya (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
- Akira Ōizumi
- Tōru Yuri
- Mitsuko Aoi Chiyo Saito (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
- Shin'ichirô Hayashi Naminosuke (segment "Takahashi Oden")
- Yumiko Katayama Ryuko Midorikawa (segment "Kodaira jiken")
- Tatsumi Hijikata
- Junko Maki Toku Ishida (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
- Rika Fujie Kinue Munakata (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
- Reiko Mikasa
- Eiji Wakasugi Kichizo Ishida (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
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- Mie Hanabusa
- Michi Tanaka
- Kei Kiyama
- Mikiko Asamatsu
- Yōko Koyama
- Noriko Kuroda
- Michiko Obata Riyo Ishii (segment "Kodaira jiken")
Love and Crime Also Known As
6 alternative titles, including “Meiji Taishō Shōwa ryōki on'na hanzai-shi” and “History of Female Crime”.
- Also known as
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- Meiji Taishō Shōwa ryōki on'na hanzai-shi
- History of Female Crime
- Déviances et passions
- Amor e Crime
- 明治大正昭和：猎奇女犯罪史
- 明治大正昭和：獵奇女犯罪史
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Love and Crime FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Love and Crime, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Love and Crime?
Love and Crime runs 1 hour 32 minutes (92 minutes).
When was Love and Crime released?
Love and Crime was released on August 27, 1969.
Who directed Love and Crime?
Love and Crime was directed by Teruo Ishii.
More films by Teruo Ishii Who is in the cast of Love and Crime?
Love and Crime stars Teruko Yumi as Takahashi Oden (segment "Takahashi Oden"), Yukie Kagawa as Sada Abe - 1936 (segment "Abe Sada jiken") and Sada Abe, among 27 credited actors.
Does Love and Crime have a post-credit scene?
No. Love and Crime has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Love and Crime in?
The original language of Love and Crime is Japanese.
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