The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu (1952)

17/04/1952
Drama
2h 16m

Overview

In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.

  • Kenji MizoguchiDirector, Writer
  • Yoshikata YodaWriter
  • Original Title

    西鶴一代女

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • despair
  • courtesan
  • concubine
  • memory
  • prostitution
  • feudal lord
  • feudal japan
  • 17th century
  • life story

Top Billed Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane

Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ōizumi

Akira Ōizumi

Fumikichi

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Kikuoji

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Tasaburo Hishiya

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