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The Life of Oharu
Also known as Life of Oharu
1952 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
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7.7During the Edo Period, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
Released: 1952-04-17136 minDir: Kenji MizoguchiDrama
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Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Oharu
- Tsukie Matsuura as Tomo
- Ichirō Sugai as Shinzaemon
- Hisako Yamane as Lady Matsudaira
- Toshirō Mifune as Katsunosuke
- Jūkichi Uno as Yakichi Ogiya
Themes
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
Gallery (5)
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1952 drama films1952 films1952 Japanese films1952 Japanese-language filmsFilms about geishaFilms about prostitution in JapanFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms directed by Kenji MizoguchiFilms scored by Ichirō SaitōFilms set in KyotoFilms with screenplays by Yoshikata YodaJapanese black-and-white films