The Life of Oharu

Name: The Life of Oharu
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952-04-17
Duration: 2 h 16 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Toshirō Mifune, Toshiaki Konoe

西鶴一代女 (1952)

Timing: 2:16 (136 min)

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Release date

1952-04-17

Country

Japan

Production

TOHO, Shintoho Company, Koi Productions

Genre

Drama

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Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Toshirō Mifune, Toshiaki Konoe, Kiyoko Tsuji, Hisako Yamane, Jūkichi Uno, Eitarō Shindō, Akira Ōizumi
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Scenario

Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda

Producer

Kenji Mizoguchi, Hideo Koi

Operator

Yoshimi Hirano

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Editing

Toshio Goto
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Short description

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

What's left behind the scenes

The film is based on "The Story of a Lone Woman's Love Affairs" by Saikaku Ihara.

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