Drama
The Life of Oharu
User Score190 votes
77%7.7/10
Release1952→
Runtime2H 16M
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
Synopsis
In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Principal Cast8
Kinuyo Tanaka
Oharu
Tsukie Matsuura
Tomo
Ichirō Sugai
Shinzaemon
Hisako Yamane
Lady Matsudaira
Toshirō Mifune
Katsunosuke
Jūkichi Uno
Yakichi Ogiya
Eitarō Shindō
Kahe Sasaya
Akira Ōizumi
Fumikichi
Media15
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Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
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Keywords
prostitutebased on novel or bookdespaircourtesanbanishmentconcubinememorytold in flashbacknoblewomanshameedo periodfeudal lordfeudal japan17th centurysold into slaverytragic destinylife storyfallen womansocial scandalwoman with pastsuffering womantragic heroineforced into prostitution
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Countries:Japan
Production:Koi ProductionsShintoho CompanyTOHO