Issei Sagawa
Issei Sagawa was born on Jun 11, 1949 in Japan. Issei Sagawa's big-screen debut came with Unfaithful Wife: Shameful Torture directed by Hisayasu Satô in 1992, strarring Mr. Takano.
Born and raised in Japan, Sagawa took a degree in English literature from Wako University. A brilliant student, he was accepted to do post-graduate at the Sorbonne. In 1981, he killed and ate one of his fellow classmates, a beautiful woman named Renée Hartevelt. Once the murder was discovered, the judge declared Sagawa mentally deranged and unfit to stand trial. His wealthy father had him extradited to a Japanese psychiatric hospital, from which he was released after 15 months. Now a national celebrity, Sagawa spends his time doing talk show interviews, starring in movies, writing novels, and painting. He is happy to talk about his crime and remains completely unrepentant.
Birthday
Jun 11, 1949Place of Birth
Kobe, Japan
Awards
1 wins & 0 nominations
Movies & TV Shows
- 19955.6
- 19925.5