Decapitation of an Evil Woman

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 22, 1977

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Masataka Iwao,Masao Hirakawa,Takaya Shimoyama,Yoshinobu Hirose,Jun Ogawa,Rena Uchimura,Tetsuo Fujisawa,Kentaro Maki,Kunijirō Yanagi,Masaru Shigaand 13 more

Director

Yuji Makiguchi

Writer

Yuji Makiguchi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2076836