Movies Like A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975)

A Woman Called Sada Abe is a 1975 crime, drama, romance film from Noboru Tanaka with a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with In the Realm of the Senses and Cold Fish.

Crime Drama Romance

In the Realm of the Senses

1976

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

6.6

MagicScore

Cold Fish

2011

Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.

6.9

MagicScore

Let the Right One In

2008

When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.

7.5

MagicScore

Julia

2015

After suffering a brutal trauma, Julia uses an unorthodox form of therapy to restore herself.

4.9

MagicScore

Sex and Fury

1973

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shonusuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician Kurokawa and Christina, an American spy posing as a gambler.

6.2

MagicScore

The Watcher in the Attic

1976

A shiftless resident in a boarding house spends his days crawling in the attic and spying on the renters below. One day he spies an elegant lady enter a room where a clown awaited her and watched as he pleasured her. But she spotted him watching and it aroused her more. Thus begins a story of two people who find they share similar desires and deadly passions.

5.7

MagicScore

Memoirs of a Geisha

2005

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

7.7

MagicScore

Flanders

2006

André Demester secretly and painfully loves Barbe, his childhood friend, accepting from her the little that she gives him. He leaves home to be a soldier in a war in a far off land. Barbarity, camaraderie and fear turn him into a warrior. As the seasons go by, Barbe, alone and wasting away, waits for the soldiers to return. Will Demester’s boundless love for Barbe save him?

6.2

MagicScore

Barry Munday

2010

Barry Munday, a libido-driven wage slave who spends all his time either ogling, fantasizing about or trying to pick up women, wakes up in hospital after a freak attack only to find that his testicles have been removed.

5.7

MagicScore

#10

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Hard Candy

2005

Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Demons

1971

Tells the story of the samurai Gengobe, who seeks revenge after falling prey to the schemes of a geisha and her husband.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

A Geisha

1953

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.

7.5

MagicScore

#14

The Death King

1990

Seven episodes, each taking place on a different day of the week, on the theme of suicide and violent death.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Late Chrysanthemums

1954

With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Zatoichi

2003

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Flowing

1956

Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of Geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portraits the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.

7.1

MagicScore

#18

Sisters of the Gion

1936

Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.

7.1

MagicScore

#19

Apart from You

1933

An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Serpent

1925

This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plots of his enemies.

6.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Woman Called Sada Abe?

The top films similar to A Woman Called Sada Abe by MovieMagicScore are In the Realm of the Senses (6.6), Cold Fish (6.9), Let the Right One In (7.5). Each shares crime/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Woman Called Sada Abe worth watching?

A Woman Called Sada Abe holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.5/10 from 30 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Woman Called Sada Abe?

A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975) is a crime, drama, romance film directed by Noboru Tanaka, starring Junko Miyashita, Eimei Esumi, Genshū Hanayagi.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Woman Called Sada Abe?

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About movies like A Woman Called Sada Abe

This ranked list pairs A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975), a crime and drama and romance film from Noboru Tanaka, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Junko Miyashita take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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