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Cast
Teruo Yoshida
as Murase
Rika Fujie
as Kinue Munakata (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
Kenjirō Ishiyama
as Kosuke Saito (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
Mitsuko Aoi
as Chiyo Saito (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
Takashi Fujiki
as Shibuya (segment "Toyokaku jiken")
Yukie Kagawa
as Sada Abe - 1936 (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Sada Abe
as Herself - 1969 (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Kichijirō Ueda
as Inaba (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Eiji Wakasugi
as Kichizo Ishida (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Yoshi Katō
as Komiya (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1969
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama, Horror
Votes10
DirectorTeruo Ishii
WritersTeruo Ishii, Shizuo Nonami, Masahiro Kakefuda
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsLove and Crime
About Love and Crime
Discover 4 famous Japanese murderers: Takahashi Oden, the last woman beheaded in Japan, Sada Abe, a crazy lover, Kunihiko Kodaira, a rapist-killer and finally, the Toyokaku case, a woman who did everything to own a hotel.
Directed by Teruo Ishii, Love and Crime leans on a strong ensemble — Teruo Yoshida, Rika Fujie, Kenjirō Ishiyama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1969.
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