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Sada Abe

1905 - Today

Sada Abe

Sada Abe (阿部定, Abe Sada; May 28, 1905 – after 1971) was a Japanese geisha and prostitute who murdered her lover, Kichizō Ishida (石田吉蔵), via strangulation on May 18, 1936, before cutting off his penis and testicles and carrying them around with her in her kimono. The story became a national sensation in Japan, acquiring mythic overtones; it has also been interpreted by artists, philosophers, novelists and filmmakers. Abe was released after serving five years in prison and went on to write an autobiography. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sada Abe is the 73rd most popular extremist (up from 85th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Japan (up from 381st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Japanese Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Sada Abe ranks 73 out of 283. Before her are Marvin Heemeyer, Jordan Belfort, Marc Dutroux, Boris Savinkov, Carlo Gambino, and Jean II, Duke of Alençon. After her are Johnny Torrio, Emperor Norton, Gudrun Ensslin, Axeman of New Orleans, George Jung, and Taha Yassin Ramadan.

Most Popular Extremists in Wikipedia

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Marvin Heemeyer
1951 - 2004
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 67
Jordan Belfort
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 68
Marc Dutroux
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 69
Boris Savinkov
1879 - 1925
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 70
Carlo Gambino
1902 - 1976
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 71
Jean II, Duke of Alençon
1409 - 1476
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 72
Sada Abe
1905 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 73
Johnny Torrio
1882 - 1957
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 74
Emperor Norton
1818 - 1880
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 75
Gudrun Ensslin
1940 - 1977
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 76
Axeman of New Orleans
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 77
George Jung
1942 - 2021
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 78
Taha Yassin Ramadan
1938 - 2007
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 79

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Sada Abe ranks 59. Before her are Ivan Serov, Pedro Petrone, Kurt Gerstein, Daniil Kharms, Emmanuel Mounier, and Pat Brown. After her are Clara Bow, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Franz König, Dolores del Río, Erika Mann, and Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark.

Others Born in 1905

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Ivan Serov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1990
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 53
Pedro Petrone
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1964
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 54
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 55
Daniil Kharms
WRITER
1905 - 1942
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 56
Emmanuel Mounier
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1950
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 57
Pat Brown
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 58
Sada Abe
EXTREMIST
1905 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 59
Clara Bow
ACTOR
1905 - 1965
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 60
Prince John of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1905 - 1919
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 61
Franz König
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 2004
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 62
Dolores del Río
ACTOR
1905 - 1983
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 63
Erika Mann
ACTOR
1905 - 1969
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 64
Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1981
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 65