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. References External links 1848 births 1879 deaths 19th-century Japanese criminals 19th-century Japanese women Executed Japanese people Japanese female murderers 19th-century executions by Japan Executed Japanese women People executed for murder People convicted of murder by Japan Japanese people convicted of murder People executed by Japan by decapitation