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Eimei Esumi(1935-2004)

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Eimei Esumi in Youth of the Beast (1963)
Based on the shocking true story of a geisha and sex worker who accidentally killed her lover in a lustful haze of unbridled passion and kinky sex, A WOMAN CALLED SADA ABE is a watershed of hallucinatory erotic cinema. Director Noboru Tanaka, who rose to prominence as one of Nikkatsus leading Roman Porno auteurs, framed the tale as both a true document and an ode to decadence that lays bare the candid details of the infamous couples obsessive relationship. Exquisitely shot with striking period piece production design and expressive mise-en-scène, the films raw emotional power is further exemplified by the bold and inspired performance of pink film and Roman Porno super starlet, Junko Miyashita. Preceding Nagisa Oshimas renowned telling of the same sensationalized crime, IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES, by a year, A WOMAN CALLED SADA ABE is more intimate, more cinematically stylized and arguably more erotic (Midnight Eye).
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A Woman Called Sada Abe (1975)
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Eimei Esumi was born on 5 October 1935 in Shimane, Japan. He was an actor, known for Image of a Bound Girl (1980), Tokyo Drifter (1966) and Gate of Flesh (1964). He died on 22 August 2004 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
BornOctober 5, 1935
DiedAugust 22, 2004(68)
BornOctober 5, 1935
DiedAugust 22, 2004(68)
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Known for

Image of a Bound Girl
6.1
  • Keisuke Minegishi
  • 1980
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
Tokyo Drifter
7.1
  • Otsuka
  • 1966
Gate of Flesh (1964)
Gate of Flesh
7.2
  • Sen
  • 1964
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf (1979)
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
6.6
  • Fuyuki
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo: The Movie 2 UFO - Shûrai! Torunêdo daisakusen!! (2003)
    Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo: The Movie 2 UFO - Shûrai! Torunêdo daisakusen!!
    7.4
    • Gomesu Tonda
    • 2003
  • Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori (2002)
    Shiritsu tantei Hama Maiku: Namae no nai mori
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Man in restaurant
    • 2002
  • Eureka (2000)
    Eureka
    7.7
    • Seiji Sawai
    • 2000
  • Brigandine: Grand Edition
    Video Game
    • Coel (voice)
    • 2000
  • Ikitai (1999)
    Ikitai
    7.0
    • Villager
    • 1999
  • The Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
    The Vision of Escaflowne
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Zodia
    • Priest
    • Foreign Minister (voice)
    • 1996
  • Shôkyôto mystery 11: Iyo yumeshibai satsujin jiken
    TV Movie
    • 1994
  • Uradeka
    TV Series
    • 1992
  • Dangerous Cops (1987)
    Dangerous Cops
    5.5
    • 1987
  • Akireta Keiji (1987)
    Akireta Keiji
    TV Series
    • 1987
  • A Taxing Woman (1987)
    A Taxing Woman
    7.3
    • Director General
    • 1987
  • Beautiful Sisters: Panting! (1987)
    Beautiful Sisters: Panting!
    3.9
    • Syôichirô Yamazaki
    • 1987
  • Shuto shôshitsu (1987)
    Shuto shôshitsu
    5.7
    • Takeda (as Hideaki Esumi)
    • 1987
  • Hell in a Bottle (1986)
    Hell in a Bottle
    5.2
    • Shinji Shimada (as Hideaki Esumi)
    • 1986
  • Swap Shinsatsushitsu: Mitsu-shibuki (1986)
    Swap Shinsatsushitsu: Mitsu-shibuki
    7.0
    • Recreation Center CEO - Yoshie's Husband
    • 1986

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ei Esumi
  • Born
    • October 5, 1935
    • Shimane, Japan
  • Died
    • August 22, 2004
    • Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan(stomach cancer)

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