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The Life of Oharu

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The Life of Oharu

1952· 2h 16m

Drama

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

7.7/ 10

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Overview

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

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Oharu

Tsukie Matsuura

Tomo

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Shinzaemon

Hisako Yamane

Hisako Yamane

Lady Matsudaira

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Katsunosuke

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

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