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The Life of Oharu
19522h 16m7.7 / 10
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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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Synopsis
During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
More about The Life of Oharu
Cast
Kinuyo TanakaOharuTsukie MatsuuraTomo
Ichirō SugaiShinzaemon
Hisako YamaneLady Matsudaira
Toshirō MifuneKatsunosuke
Jūkichi UnoYakichi Ogiya
Eitarō ShindōKahe Sasaya
Akira ŌizumiFumikichiCredits
- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Written by
- Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda, Saikaku Ihara
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 西鶴一代女
Production
- Koi Productions
Shintoho CompanyJapan
TOHOJapan
Themes
17th centurybanishmentbased on novel or bookconcubinecourtesandespairedo periodfallen woman
