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Decapitation of an Evil Woman

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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.

Cast & crew

Akira Shioji · Seizō Fukumoto · Hiroshi Hatano · Yoshinobu Hirose · Yuji Makiguchi · Takuzō Kawatani · Masao Hirakawa · Gorō Ibuki · Tetsuo Fujisawa · Yukiko Tachibana · Terumi Azuma

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Toei Company