Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star: A Woman, Sex, and Morality in Modern Japan

by William Johnston

Book Overview

In May 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan--the murder and emasculation of her lover. What made her do it? And why was she found guilty of murder yet sentenced to only six years in prison? Why have this woman and her crime remained so famous for so long, and what does her fame have to say about attitudes toward sex and sexuality in modern Japan?

Despite Abe Sada's notoriety and the depictions of her...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023113052X
• ISBN13: 9780231130523
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher