Crimes That Made History Season 1 Episode 6 - Abe Sada: The Fantasy of Japanese Eroticism (1936)

Airdate: 2017-Oct-17

Episode summary:

On May 18th 1936, Abe Sada killed her lover by "erotic asphyxia" then cut off his member and carved his name in her flesh. In a very militarized Japan, the press was very interested in this crime with erotic and transgressive accents. News of this crime spread a made up image of Japan to the West - one where love and sexual urges are liberated.

About Crimes That Made History series:

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