 In 1998, Phaedra films released the two Nikkatsu "Roman porno" films, Masaru Konuma's "Wife to Be Sacrificed" (1974) and Noboru Tanaka's "A Woman Called Sada Abe" (1975) on a theatrical double-bill.The films premiered in San Francisco in June, opening to very favorable reviews.Beginning October 30, 1998 and then played for a week at the Monica 4-Plex theater in Los Angeles.