The Life of Oharu

2h 16m
Drama
7.7

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.

Cast

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
Masao Shimizu
Kikuoji
Daisuke Katō
Tasaburo Hishiya
Toranosuke Ogawa
Yoshioka
Eijirō Yanagi
Counterfeiter
Komako Hara
Otsubone Kuzui
Kikue Mōri
Myokai, the old nun
Sadako Sawamura
Sasaya's wife Owasa
Toshiaki Konoe
Lord Harutaka Matsudaira
Kiyoko Tsuji
Landlady
Kyōko Kusajima
Sodegaki
Benkei Shiganoya
Jihei
Aizo Tamashima
Old Man

Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director, Writer, Producer
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Saikaku Ihara
Novel
Toshio Goto
Editor
Yoshimi Hirano
Director of Photography
Hideo Koi
Producer
Hiroshi Mizutani
Production Design
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer

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