The Life of Oharu (1952)

  • NR
  • 04/17/1952 (JP)
  • 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 Mizoguchi

Writer, Director

Yoshikata Yoda

Writer

Saikaku Ihara

Novel

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka's headshot

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu
Tsukie Matsuura's headshot

Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo
Ichirō Sugai's headshot

Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon
Hisako Yamane's headshot

Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira
Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Katsunosuke
Jūkichi Uno's headshot

Jūkichi Uno

Yakichi Ogiya
Eitarō Shindō's headshot

Eitarō Shindō

Kahe Sasaya
Akira Ōizumi's headshot

Akira Ōizumi

Fumikichi

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