Sada Abe
"A Woman Called Sada Abe" was a major box-office success in Japan, and it has been suggested that the success of Tanaka's film caused Oshima to distribute his film internationally before releasing it in Japan. Along with the earlier "Roman Porno" film, "Wife to be Sacrificed" (1974), "A Woman Called Sada Abe" was released to an enthusiastic reception in San Francisco in 1998.