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The Life of Oharu (1952)

The Life of Oharu (1952)

Drama
Release Date: 1952, April 17
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Countries: Japan
Production: Koi Productions, Shintoho Company, TOHO
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Daisuke Katō, Toranosuke Ogawa, Masao Shimizu, Kinuyo Tanaka, Eijirō Yanagi, Kikue Mōri, Kiyoko Tsuji, Akira Ōizumi, Ichirō Sugai, Eitarō Shindō, Sadako Sawamura

Overview:

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

Keywords:

based on novel or book memory told in flashback feudal japan prostitute edo period 17th century noblewoman banishment sold into slavery courtesan concubine shame despair feudal lord suffering woman life story forced into prostitution tragic destiny fallen woman social scandal tragic heroine