The Life of Oharu

The Life of Oharu

136 mins | Drama | April 17, 1952

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

The Life of Oharu

136 mins | Drama | April 17, 1952

The Life of Oharu
In Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.
IMDb rating 8.1
Producers Toho Company, Ltd., Shintoho Company, Koi Productions
Original title 西鶴一代女
Directors Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers Saikaku Ihara, Yoshikata Yoda, Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

as Tomo, Oharu's Mother

Ichirō Sugai

as Shinzaemon, Oharu's Father

Toshirō Mifune

as Katsunosuke

Toshiaki Konoe

as Lord Harutaka Matsudaira

Kiyoko Tsuji

as Landlady

Hisako Yamane

as Lady Matsudaira

Jūkichi Uno

as Yakichi Ogiya

Eitarō Shindō

as Kahe Sasaya

Akira Ôizumi

as Fumikichi, Sasaya's Friend

Kyôko Kusajima

as Sodegaki

Masao Shimizu

as Kikuoji

Daisuke Katō

as Tasaburo Hishiya

Toranosuke Ogawa

as Yoshioka

Hiroshi Oizumi

as Manager Bunkichi