The read
It runs a compact 1h 2m.
Synopsis
An unusual blending of elements comes together in this crime story drawn from Japanese history. During the early Meiji period a number of “Dokufu” (Poison Women) committed a significant number of murders. These crimes were most often committed by wives on their husbands in order to be together with their lovers. At that time women were executed in the same manner as men, to wit: by being decapitated. This is the story of the most notorious of all, Takahashi Oden who, in 1879, was the last woman executed by decapitation in Japan.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Yuji MakiguchiDirector
- Yuji MakiguchiWriter
Cast
- Terumi AzumaOden Takahashi
- Yoshinobu HiroseMatsusuke
- Yukiko TachibanaAma Suzutsuki
- Takuzō KawataniCast
- Akira ShiojiYoshizo
- Tetsuo FujisawaCast
- Seizō FukumotoCast
- Hiroshi HatanoCast
- Masao HirakawaCast
- Gorō IbukiCast
- Masataka IwaoCast
- Atsushi KitamuraCast
Stills
Themes
takahashi oden