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The Life of Oharu (1952)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 16M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi

Synopsis

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

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Oharu
Tsukie Matsuura
Tsukie Matsuura
Tomo, Oharu's Mother
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Shinzaemon, Oharu's Father
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Katsunosuke
Toshiaki Konoe
Toshiaki Konoe
Lord Harutaka Matsudaira
Kiyoko Tsuji
Kiyoko Tsuji
Landlady
Hisako Yamane
Hisako Yamane
Lady Matsudaira
Jūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Yakichi Ogiya
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Kahe Sasaya
Akira Ôizumi
Akira Ôizumi
Fumikichi, Sasaya's Friend
Kyôko Kusajima
Kyôko Kusajima
Sodegaki
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Kikuoji
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Tasaburo Hishiya
Toranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa
Yoshioka
Hiroshi Oizumi
Hiroshi Oizumi
Manager Bunkichi

Crews

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

Trailers and other movies

Essential Cinema Series: Three Japanese Masters
Saikaku ichidai onna (The Life of Oharu) 1952 Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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