The Sada Abe Case: The True Story of a Tragedy Fueled by a Cruel Obsession

The Sada Abe case is a bizarre and bizarre case that shocked Japan in 1936. Sada Abe was a former geisha who was in a relationship with Kichijo Ishida, a restaurant owner. Although they were having an affair, their affair was very intense, and Sada in particular became morbidly obsessed with Ishida. Worried that Ishida would end the relationship with another woman, Sada became increasingly obsessed with the idea of not letting him leave.
On May 18, 1936, after spending one last night with Ishida in a hotel, Sada Abe strangled him as he fell into a deep sleep. But she didn't stop there - she desecrated Ishida's body, cut off his penis, and fled with it on her person. After being arrested, Sada stated that she had cut off Ishida's penis to make him belong to her forever.
When the incident was reported, the entire country of Japan was shocked. At the time, many people could not understand Sada's extreme behavior, and her obsessive love was seen as pathological. Even after her arrest, she claimed that she did this because she loved Ishida so much, which put her at the center of public attention and controversy.
Sada Abe was sentenced to six years in prison at trial, but her story is still referred to as the “Sada Abe case” to this day, and remains a symbol of one of the most bizarre and shocking love and crime stories in Japanese history.
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