The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu (1952)

Not Rated 20 Apr 1964 • Drama • 2h 13m
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A fifty-year-old prostitute, no longer able to attract men, looks back on her sad life. Once a lady-in-waiting at the imperial court at Kyoto, Oharu fell in love with, and became the lover of, a man below her station. They were discovered, and Oharu and her family were exiled. For Oharu there followed a life filled with one sorrow and humiliation after another.

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Saikaku Ihara, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirô Sugai
Starring

Language: Japanese
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
Country: Japan
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8.1

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