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- Height5′ (1.52 m)
- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- Issei is referred to in the song 'Too Much Blood' by The Rolling Stones.
- The musical group Human Factors Lab released "Dinner with Renée" in 2004, inspired by the supper of Issei Sagawa and Renée Hartevelt (1955-1981).
- Issei Sagawa's story inspired the the English rock band The Stranglers song "La Folie" (1981).
- In 1997 Issei Sagawa published a commentary book "Shonen A" about the Kobe Child Murders executed by Shinichirou Azuma.
- The playwright Angélica Liddell quoted many of his book excerpts in her ¿Qué haré yo con esta espada? (2016) play presented in Avignon fest as Que ferai-je, moi, de cette épée ? (Approche de la Loi et du problème de la Beauté).
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