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Decapitation of an Evil Woman

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.

Top Cast

  • Terumi Azuma

    Terumi Azuma

    Oden Takahashi

  • Yoshinobu Hirose

    Yoshinobu Hirose

    Matsusuke

  • Yukiko Tachibana

    Yukiko Tachibana

    Ama Suzutsuki

  • Takuzō Kawatani

    Takuzō Kawatani

  • Akira Shioji

    Akira Shioji

    Yoshizo

  • Tetsuo Fujisawa

    Tetsuo Fujisawa

  • Seizō Fukumoto

    Seizō Fukumoto

  • Hiroshi Hatano

    Hiroshi Hatano

  • Masao Hirakawa

    Masao Hirakawa

Overview

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.

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