Sasou Onna (1995) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 1995, Sasou Onna is a notable film directed by Takashi Kodama, running about 87 minutes.

What it’s about. A film adaptation of Toshio Kamata's "Rape." A suspense thriller depicting the paranoid delusional psychology of fans. Masayuki Danmasa originally wanted to be a writer of children's stories, but the violence novel he wrote to fill in the blanks became a big hit and became a popular author. The content of his works is so extreme that even his wife Yasuko's reality is so different from Masayuki's actual image. One day, while Masayuki is away, Yasuko receives a call from a woman who calls herself Tomoko Abe. She says that the woman was raped by Masayuki, so Yasuko decides to meet Tomoko. Yasuko is relieved by her story, which has no basis or evidence, but Tomoko's harassment of her escalates, and she finally puts her self-made scenario into action. Masayuki, who doesn't know anything, falls into her temptation and ends up writing the experience into a novel as planned...

Who’s in it. Sasou Onna stars Masayuki Imai as Masato Ohkubo, Megumi Morisaki as Tomoko Abe, Mai Kitajima as Yasuko Ohkubo and Yôichi Okamura as Mori.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, Sasou Onna sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Sasou Onna page.