Takahashi Oden | |
Native Name: | 高橋 お伝 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Birth Date: | 1848 |
Death Cause: | Beheading |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Notable Works: | The last woman in Japan to be put to death by beheading |
Criminal Charge: | Murder |
Conviction Penalty: | Death |
Victims: | Her husband |
Weapons: | Poison |
was a female Japanese murderer known for killing a man and being the last woman in Japan to be put to death by beheading. She was also suspected of poisoning her husband. The movie Dokufu Oden Takahashi is based on her life. Director Shōgorō Nishimura's Roman porno film (1983) also depicts Takahashi.[1]