The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

1952
2h 16m
7.7

7.7/10

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Drama
Overview

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

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Koi Productions Shintoho Company TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

prostitute based on novel or book despair courtesan banishment concubine memory told in flashback noblewoman shame edo period feudal lord feudal japan 17th century sold into slavery tragic destiny life story fallen woman social scandal suffering woman tragic heroine forced into prostitution

Quick Facts

Original Title 西鶴一代女
Release Date April 17, 1952
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0045112

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura
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

Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa

Yoshioka

Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi

Counterfeiter

Key Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Hideo Koi
Producer
Kenji Mizoguchi
Producer