Movie: Decapitation of an Evil Woman

Top 10 Billed Cast

Terumi Azuma
東てる美

Oden Takahashi

Yoshinobu Hirose
広瀬義宣

Matsusuke

Yukiko Tachibana
橘ユキコ

Ama Suzutsuki

Takuzō Kawatani
川谷拓三

Akira Shioji
汐路章

Yoshizo

Tetsuo Fujisawa
藤沢徹衛

Seizō Fukumoto
福本清三

Hiroshi Hatano
波多野博

Masao Hirakawa
Masao Hirakawa

Gorō Ibuki
伊吹吾郎

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1977-01-22

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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    日本語
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